International shipping clerk vs shipping coordinator

Differences between international shipping clerk and shipping coordinator duties and responsibilities

International shipping clerk example responsibilities.

• Complete documentation and manage inventory levels by utilizing ERP systems.
• Pack, and ship product using RF scan gun.
• Work with a variety of freight forwarders as well.
• Check status of BOL's, prepare manifest documents and customs documentation.
• Ship primarily air shipments (small parcel), but also ocean and occasionally LTL.
• Serve as back-up for ship- today; orders under fifty pounds ship via FedEx and DHL.
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Shipping coordinator example responsibilities.

• Utilize ERP system to track, manage, and maintain raw bulk inventory, WIP inventory, and finish goods inventory.
• Develop and implement lean processes to manage the economical and efficient coordination of interdepartmental logistics.
• Manage all aspects of customer shipments including generation of shipping output documents, coordination of logistics or scheduling domestic/international freight forwarders.
• Improve all KPI reporting for the bottling operation and implement visual aids such as report cards and production floor daily displays5.
• Ensure freight forwarders are select based on company objectives for cost and delivery
• Used computers for fed-ex and ups deliveries.
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