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Receiving clerk resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a receiving clerk resume

Craft a resume summary statement

A resume summary is your opening statement that highlights your strongest skills and top accomplishments. It is your chance to quickly let recruiters know who you are professionally - and why they should hire you for the receiving clerk role.

Step 1: Mention your current job title or the role you're pursuing.

Step 2: Include your years of experience in receiving clerk-related roles. Consider adding relevant company and industry experience as relevant to the job listing.

Step 3: Highlight your greatest accomplishments. Here is your chance to make sure your biggest wins aren't buried in your resume.

Step 4: Again, keep it short. Your goal is to summarize your experience and highlight your accomplishments, not write a paragraph.

These tips will help you demonstrate why you are the perfect fit for the receiving clerk position.

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List the right project manager skills

Your Skills section is an easy way to let recruiters know you have the skills to do the job. Just as importantly, it can help your resume not get filtered out by hiring software. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Look at the job listing and skills listed. You need to include the exact keywords from the job description to get your resume in front of an actual human. Do you have those skills? Fantastic! Be sure to list them.
  2. Include as many relevant hard or technical receiving clerk skills as possible for each job you apply to.
  3. Be specific with the skills you have and be sure you are using the most up to date and accurate terms.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some receiving clerk interviews.

Here are example skills to include in your “Area of Expertise” on a receiving clerk resume:

  • Customer Service
  • Purchase Orders
  • Data Entry
  • Pallets
  • Cleanliness
  • Inventory Control
  • Safety Regulations
  • Stock Merchandise
  • Computer System
  • Electric Pallet Jack
  • Load Trucks
  • RF Scanner
  • Delivery Truck
  • Inventory Management
  • EX
  • Sales Floor
  • Cycle Counts
  • BOL
  • WMS
  • Physical Inventory
  • Rectify Problems
  • Inbound Shipments
  • Part Numbers
  • Customer Orders
  • AS400
  • Outbound Shipments
  • Warehouse Inventory
  • Hand Trucks
  • Fifo
  • FedEx

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How to structure your work experience

A work experience section is a vital part of your resume because it shows you have the experience to succeed in your next job.

  1. Put your most recent experience first. Prospective employers care about your most recent accomplishments the most.
  2. Put the job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.
  3. Include only recent, relevant jobs. This means if you're a fairly experienced worker, you might need to leave off that first internship or other positions in favor of highlighting more pertinent positions.

How to write receiving clerk experience bullet points

Remember, your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. This is your chance to show why you're good at your job and what you accomplished.

Use the XYZ formula for your work experience bullet points. Here's how it works:

  • Use strong action verbs like Led, Built, or Optimized.
  • Follow up with numbers when possible to support your results. How much did performance improve? How much revenue did you drive?
  • Wrap it up by explaining the actions you took to achieve the result and how you made an impact.

This creates bullet points that read Achieved X, measured by Y, by doing Z.

Here are effective examples from receiving clerk resumes:

Work history example #1

Warehouseman

Amazon

  • Performed tasks in a timely manner to meet production rate for the company.
  • Performed Gemba board communications, and have been involved in several projects around the department.
  • Demonstrated high standards of performance including teamwork, communication, and customer obsession.
  • Developed effective relationships with all call center departments through clear communication.
  • Selected based on speed and performance among a pool of 700 potential candidates.

Work history example #2

Truck Loader

Walmart

  • Performed light janitorial work, including sweeping and emptying trash bags.
  • Used WMS program, worked on shipping and receiving dock.
  • Gained a license and operated the following three types of forklifts: loader, hauler, and put-away lifts.
  • Performed pre-shift checks of equipment.
  • Loaded product boxes and pallets onto semi trailer until full

Work history example #3

Shipping And Receiving Associate

Adecco Staffing, USA

  • Contributed to the success of logistics operations at a warehouse serving the inventory needs of this multibillion-dollar chain of department stores.
  • Packaged and shipped parts via DHL, UPS, and/or FedEx using their respective systems.
  • Received packages from UPS;Fed Ex ect.
  • Performed quality control with every product, verified the correct quantity, and followed the assembly line procedures.
  • Operated PC and RF-based computer systems with a high level of accuracy.

Work history example #4

Shipping And Receiving Associate

Sears Holdings

  • Received, stocked products, and performed stock inventory utilizing company's computer database.
  • Generated PM schedules and procedures.
  • Trained employees in the use of improved database tools and related procedures in the online distribution system.
  • Utilized the handheld Symbol and Kiosk system.
  • Performed in-home delivery and installation of consumer merchandise.

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Add an education section to your resume

The education section should display your highest degree first.

Place your education section appropriately on your resume. If you graduated over 5 years ago, this section should be at the bottom of your resume. If you just graduated and lack relevant work experience, the education section should go to the top.

If you have a bachelor's or master's degree, do not list your high school education. If your graduation year is more than 15-20 years ago, it's better not to include dates in this section.

Here are some examples of good education entries from receiving clerk resumes:

Bachelor's Degree in psychology

Ashford University, San Diego, CA

2012 - 2015

Highlight your receiving clerk certifications on your resume

If you have any additional certifications, add them to the certification section.

To list, use the full name of the certification and the organization that issued it, along with the date of achievement.

If you have any of these certifications, be sure to include them on your receiving clerk resume:

  1. Commercial Driver License (CDL)
  2. Nationally Certified Medical Office Assistant (NCMOA)
  3. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)
  4. Certified Medical Office Manager (CMOM)
  5. Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
  6. Certified Network Computer Technician (CNCT)

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