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Warehouse receiving resume examples from 2025

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Updated March 26, 2025
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How to write a warehouse receiving 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 warehouse receiving role.

Step 1: Start with your professional title, or the one you aspire to.

Step 2: Detail your years of experience in warehouse receiving-related roles and your industry experience.

Step 3: What are your biggest professional wins? Here is your opportunity to highlight your strongest accomplishments by placing them at the start of your resume.

Step 4: Don't forget, your goal is to summarize your experience. Keep it short and sweet, so it's easy for recruiters to quickly understand why you're a great hire.

These four steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some warehouse receiving interviews.

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List the right project manager skills

Use your Skills section to show you have the knowledge and technical ability to do the job. Here is how to make the most of your skills section and make sure you have the right keywords:

  1. Start with the job listing. Frequently, the keywords looked for by recruiters will be listed. Be careful to include all skills in the job listing you have experience with.
  2. Consider all the software and tools you use on a daily basis. When in doubt, list them!
  3. Make sure you use accurate and up to date terms for all the skills listed.
These five steps should give you a strong elevator pitch and land you some warehouse receiving interviews.

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

  • Pallets
  • Warehouse Receiver
  • Purchase Orders
  • Shipping Receiving
  • Load Trucks
  • Warehouse Environment
  • Basic Math
  • Computer System
  • Math
  • Work Ethic
  • Electric Pallet Jack
  • Safety Regulations
  • OSHA
  • Inventory Control
  • Cycle Counts
  • Warehouse Operations
  • RF Scanner
  • Delivery Truck
  • Customer Orders
  • Fifo
  • Warehouse Equipment
  • WMS
  • Warehouse Inventory
  • Inventory Management
  • Product Code
  • Perform Routine Maintenance
  • Physical Inventory
  • Hand Trucks
  • Stencils
  • Dollies

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How to structure your work experience

Next you should include your work experience. Structure your work experience section by listing your most recent experience first, followed by earlier roles in reverse chronological order.

Start with your job title, company name, city, and state on the left. Align dates in month and year format on the right-hand side.

Include only recent, relevant jobs. Avoid including work experience over 20 years to avoid ageism.

Beneath each job, you should have bullet points to emphasize why you're the perfect fit for the warehouse receiving.

How to write warehouse receiving experience bullet points

Your resume is not a list of responsibilities or a job description. Instead, it is your chance to show your accomplishments and show why you're good at what you do.

  • Use the What, How, and Why format. Answering these questions turns a bland job description into an effective showcase of your abilities.
  • What were your responsibilities or goals?
  • How did you accomplish them?
  • Why were your results important? (How did it impact your company? Can you quantify the results in numbers? )

Here are effective examples from warehouse receiving resumes:

Work history example #1

Parts Delivery Driver

The Coca-Cola Company

  • Performed QA testing and assisted developers in resolving bugs.
  • Started out as a merchandiser, obtained a Class A CDL within two years and became a delivery driver.
  • Developed SharePoint hosting site, custom SQL, stored procs, SSRS reports and cube analysis tools.
  • Collaborated with internal colleagues to ensure the agent population progressed through annual training compared to relevant key performance indicators.

Work history example #2

Warehouse Receiving

United Parcel Service

  • Demonstrated performance at directing and leading associates.
  • started in small pack, now ltl shipper also will do some order control.
  • Improved interface with technicians and upper management to create a higher level of customer service by resolving inventory issues.
  • Started career in logistics literally on the ground floor - sweeping floors of UPS warehouse.
  • Executed daily operations of shipment working with Fed Ex, DHL, UPS.

Work history example #3

Warehouse Shipping Clerk

Amazon

  • Operated pit equipment safely and without incidents, effective communication, followed directions, made production,
  • Used RF gun to ensure the correct amount of items were in the totes.
  • Performed quality assurance checks to ensure merchandise was in acceptable condition.
  • Packed and shipped prescriptions through various couriers daily (FedEx, UPS, USPS).
  • Demonstrated high standards of performance including teamwork, communication, and customer obsession.

Work history example #4

General Warehouse Associate

Walmart

  • Received merchandise from vendors, UPS, FedEx and other freight shipping companies.
  • Attended OSHA regulated safety certification classes.
  • Participated on safety team for 12 years including implementing safety programs in compliance with all OSHA regulations and company policies.
  • Performed these functions safely, accurately and efficiently.
  • Performed material handling functions including warehouse receiving, processing, staging, storing, moving and shipping of goods.

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Add an education section to your resume

Employers are looking for a few things when looking at the Education section of your resume:
  • The highest degree you have achieved.
  • TWhere you attended school, and the dates (Although if you graduated some time ago, leave the date off to avoid ageism)
  • TField of study
  • TAny honors, relevant coursework, achievements, or pertinent activities

Here are some examples of good education entries for resumes:

High School Diploma

2017 - 2017

High School Diploma

2014 - 2014

Highlight your warehouse receiving certifications on your resume

Certifications are a great way to showcase special expertise or niche skills. Some jobs even require certifications to be hired.

Include the full name of the certification, along with the name of the issuing organization and date of obtainment.

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

  1. OSHA Safety Certificate
  2. EPA Amusement Operators Safety Certification (EPA)

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