Shipping assistant vs shipping coordinator

Differences between shipping assistant and shipping coordinator duties and responsibilities

Shipping assistant example responsibilities.

• Complete documentation and manage inventory levels by utilizing ERP systems.
• Manifest and confirm LTL pick tickets before shipments.
• Print out there BOL's give them a trailer/load seal.
• Weigh, seal and stamp outgoing USPS mail and packages and bag for delivery.
• Deliver all mail and packages, collecting all outgoing USPS mail and outgoing interoffice mail during delivery rounds.
• Close out bound trailers with seals and product going out to different areas of Austin, filling in BOL in YMS.
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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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