Distribution Specialist, Outbound (12Pm- 9Pm)

Initiates, maintains, and compiles records associated with ordering, receiving, storing, issuing, and shipping materials, supplies, and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Packages and prepares products and merchandise for final shipment and posts weights and shipping charges. Prepares and maintains records of merchandise shipped

• Reviews customer orders, examines, stocks and distributes merchandise, products and materials in distribution center

• Compares nomenclature, stock numbers, and other listed information on packing slips to verify accuracy of purchase orders and shipping orders

• Compiles and performs data entry tasks to maintain inventory, purchasing, shipping, and other records

• Uses data sources such as contracts, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, etc. and verifies inventory computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors and documents discrepancies with proposed corrective action

• Maintains manual or computerized records such as material inventory, in-process production reports, and status of material locations

• Compiles information on receipt of disbursement of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies, and computes inventory balance, price, and cost

• Packages materials and equipment ensuring that shipping documentation is accurate, and materials are protected adequately for shipment

• Determines most efficient and economical routing and mode of transportation

• Initiates investigations into causes of misdirected shipments, damage or shortages in shipments or overcharges in freight cost

• Assists with or performs other related tasks as assigned