Shipping Specialist

Job Title: Shipping Specialist

Job Description

Position Summary: We are looking for an Order Management and Shipping Specialist who will report to a Coordinator.

First shift 6am-2:30pm Monday-Friday with overtime until 6pm

Responsibilities:

• Perform activities related to order management and shipping.

• Fully understand customer requirements; take all necessary actions to meet these requirements.

• Manage backorders for timely picking, packing, and shipping.

• Identify problematic and held-up orders; resolve the problem or get it resolved.

• Release orders for timely picking and release work for effective and efficient staffing.

• Track and report order progress to ensure timely picking, packing, and shipping; report gaps to distribution leaders.

• Manage transfers between distribution centers to support order completion.

• Perform inventory moves and cycle counting to support order completion.

• Identify, research, and fix inventory problems.

• Prepare orders for shipping and load trailers.

• Systematically ship orders.

• Manage the shipping dock; keep it organized and safe.

• Report and fix exceptions and failures.

• Communicate and partner with cross-functional partners, customers, and freight companies.

• Support the outbound order audit program.

• Support distribution leaders and cross-functional supply chain partners to plan and manage orders and inventory.

• Complete additional duties as assigned

Hard Skills

Competency in ERP, WMS, and TMS

Strong leadership skills

Problem-solving aptitude

Math aptitude and skills

Basic statistics and Lean concepts

Work Site

This is a fully on-site position in Lake Bluff, Illinois.

About Aerotek:

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000 light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000 employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meets their goals, skills and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role solving for companies’ construction, manufacturing and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500 experienced recruiters across 250 offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.