How to hire a shipping receiving manager

How to hire a shipping receiving manager, step by step

Here's a step-by-step shipping receiving manager hiring guide:

• Step 1: Identify your hiring needs
• Step 2: Create an ideal candidate profile
• Step 3: Make a budget
• Step 4: Write a shipping receiving manager job description
• Step 5: Post your job
• Step 6: Interview candidates
• Step 7: Send a job offer and onboard your new shipping receiving manager
• Step 8: Go through the hiring process checklist

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1. Identify your hiring needs

   Before you post your shipping receiving manager job, you should take the time to determine what type of worker your business needs. While certain jobs definitely require a full-time employee, it's sometimes better to find a shipping receiving manager for hire on a part-time basis or as a contractor.

   Determine employee vs contractor status

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   A shipping receiving manager's background is also an important factor in determining whether they'll be a good fit for the position. For example, shipping receiving managers from different industries or fields will have radically different experiences and will bring different viewpoints to the role. You also need to consider the candidate's previous level of experience to make sure they'll be comfortable with the job's level of seniority.

   This list shows salaries for various types of shipping receiving managers.

   Type of Shipping Receiving Manager	Description	Hourly rate
   Shipping Receiving Manager		$12-21
   Warehouse Lead	Warehouse leads are responsible for supply chain management in distribution centers. Their duties and responsibilities include supervising employees and evaluating their performance, meeting safety regulations, and monitoring deliveries and shipments... Show more	$12-29
   Director Of Distribution	A distribution director spearheads and oversees an organization's distribution procedures, ensuring efficiency and smooth workflow. It is their duty to coordinate with different departments to identify and understand the distribution needs, set goals and guidelines, manage budgets and schedules, delegate tasks among managers, develop strategies to optimize operations, and present reports to the executives and shareholders... Show more	$42-86

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2. Create an ideal candidate profile

   Common skills:

   • Shipping Receiving
   • Customer Service
   • Safety Procedures
   • Safety Regulations
   • Inventory Control
   • Purchase Orders
   • Delivery Truck
   • Logistics
   • Pallet Jack
   • Customer Orders
   • LTL
   • Cycle Counts
   • Outbound Shipments
   • Fed-Ex

   Check all skills

   Responsibilities:

   • Manage and assist with training/daily issues for new WMS launch.
   • Lead KPI brainstorming team, establishing a collection system for information and ideas-generate viable marketing and product ideas to pursue.
   • Assist in the implementation a HAZMAT program throughout warehouse, shipping & receiving.
   • Create a RF bar- coding system to ensure tracking of inventory through the production process.
   • Help pull loads, load trucks and insure FIFO and inventory using an RF scanning system.
   • Drive productivity through effective processes and control/saving time and money by determining best LTL freight shipment options.

3. Make a budget

   Including a salary range in your shipping receiving manager job description is a great way to entice the best and brightest candidates. A shipping receiving manager salary can vary based on several factors:

   • Location. For example, shipping receiving managers' average salary in louisiana is 36% less than in nevada.
   • Seniority. Entry-level shipping receiving managers earn 41% less than senior-level shipping receiving managers.
   • Certifications. A shipping receiving manager with a few certifications under their belt will likely demand a higher salary.
   • Company. Working for a prestigious company or an exciting start-up can make a huge difference in a shipping receiving manager's salary.

   Average shipping receiving manager salary

   $16.37hourly

   $34,049 yearly

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   Entry-level shipping receiving manager salary

   $26,000 yearly salary

   Updated December 16, 2025

4. Writing a shipping receiving manager job description

   A job description for a shipping receiving manager role includes a summary of the job's main responsibilities, required skills, and preferred background experience. Including a salary range can also go a long way in attracting more candidates to apply, and showing the first name of the hiring manager can also make applicants more comfortable. As an example, here's a shipping receiving manager job description:

   Shipping receiving manager job description example

   • Clean facility, with flexible shift schedules
   • Treat employees well, have a lot of tenured employees
   • Good team environment, people pitch in to train new employees
   • Generous vacation/paid time off
   • Excellent benefits package including Health Insurance
   • 401(k) with company match
   • Quarterly Profit sharing

   Shipping Receiving Pay : $22-25/hour

   Shipping Receiving Shift: 3:00 pm – 1:30 am, M-Th (OT usually prior to start time)

   Shipping Receiving Job Overview: The Shipping Receiving Clerk is the front line role for processing orders for shipment and rectifying inventory issues. You will also spend approximately 20% of your day operating a Forklift.

   Shipping Receiving Key Requirements:

   • Minimum of 2 years experience processing orders for shipment and rectifying inventory issues, UPS experience a plus
   • Minimum of 6 months experience operating a forklift
   • Good computers skills including Windows
   • Experience in ERP systems, freight rates and discount systems
   • Like physical work, lifting up to 50 lbs.

   Shipping Receiving

   Shipping Receiving Key Responsibilities:

   • Maintain accurate inventory by performing cycle counts
   • Process UPS shipments
   • Indicating routing and arranging for proper shipping procedures
   • Perform basic machine assembly when necessary
   • Operate forklift to load trucks

   Company DescriptionPrideStaff is a Top 1% Staffing Company! PrideStaff has earned ClearlyRated’s Best of Staffing Client and Talent Diamond Awards for five years running. Also, PrideStaff was recognized by Staffing Industry Analysts as one of the fastest-growing staffing firms in the U.S.

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5. Post your job

   There are a few common ways to find shipping receiving managers for your business:

   • Promoting internally or recruiting from your existing workforce.
   • Ask for referrals from friends, family members, and current employees.
   • Attend job fairs at local colleges to meet candidates with the right educational background.
   • Use social media platforms like LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter to recruit passive job-seekers.

   Post your job online:

   • Post your shipping receiving manager job on Zippia to find and recruit shipping receiving manager candidates who meet your exact specifications.
   • Use field-specific websites.
   • Post a job on free websites.

6. Interview candidates

   Your first interview with shipping receiving manager candidates should focus on their interest in the role and background experience. As the hiring process goes on, you can learn more about how they'd fit into the company culture in later rounds of interviews.

   It's also good to ask about candidates' unique skills and talents. You can move on to the technical interview if a candidate is good enough for the next step.

   The right interview questions can help you assess a candidate's hard skills, behavioral intelligence, and soft skills.

7. Send a job offer and onboard your new shipping receiving manager

   Once you've decided on a perfect shipping receiving manager candidate, it's time to write an offer letter. In addition to salary, it should include benefits and perks available to the employee. Qualified candidates may be considered for other positions, so make sure your offer is competitive. Candidates may wish to negotiate. Once you've settled on the details, formalize your agreement with a contract.

   You should also follow up with applicants who don't get the job with an email letting them know that you've filled the position.

   Once that's done, you can draft an onboarding schedule for the new shipping receiving manager. Human Resources should complete Employee Action Forms and ensure that onboarding paperwork is completed, including I-9s, benefits enrollment, federal and state tax forms, etc. They should also ensure that new employee files are created for internal recordkeeping.

8. Go through the hiring process checklist

   • Determine employee type (full-time, part-time, contractor, etc.)
   • Submit a job requisition form to the HR department
   • Define job responsibilities and requirements
   • Establish budget and timeline
   • Determine hiring decision makers for the role
   • Write job description
   • Post job on job boards, company website, etc.
   • Promote the job internally
   • Process applications through applicant tracking system
   • Review resumes and cover letters
   • Shortlist candidates for screening
   • Hold phone/virtual interview screening with first round of candidates
   • Conduct in-person interviews with top candidates from first round
   • Score candidates based on weighted criteria (e.g., experience, education, background, cultural fit, skill set, etc.)
   • Conduct background checks on top candidates
   • Check references of top candidates
   • Consult with HR and hiring decision makers on job offer specifics
   • Extend offer to top candidate(s)
   • Receive formal job offer acceptance and signed employment contract
   • Inform other candidates that the position has been filled
   • Set and communicate onboarding schedule to new hire(s)
   • Complete new hire paperwork (i9, benefits enrollment, tax forms, etc.)

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