Receiving Clerk

Job Description

Job Summary

The Receiving Clerk is responsible for coordinating and processing all inbound shipments to ensure timely receiving and accurate documentation. This position serves as the primary point of contact for incoming carriers, verifies shipping paperwork, maintains records, and communicates with warehouse personnel to ensure efficient unloading and inventory receiving. The Receiving Clerk also provides backup support for outbound shipping operations and assists with inventory-related activities as needed to support overall warehouse efficiency

Essential Functions

• Coordinate and manage daily inbound shipment schedules.

• Check in drivers and verify delivery appointments.

• Review and process bills of lading (BOLs), packing slips, delivery receipts, and other shipping documents.

• Ensure all inbound paperwork is complete, accurate, and entered into the warehouse management system (WMS) or ERP system.

• Communicate with warehouse staff regarding incoming loads and unloading priorities.

• Resolve discrepancies involving shipment quantities, damaged freight, or missing documentation.

• Maintain organized files of shipping and receiving records.

• Monitor inbound load status and communicate delays or schedule changes to appropriate personnel.

• Coordinate with carriers, vendors, and internal departments regarding shipment issues.

• Answer phones and emails related to inbound shipping activities.

• Serve as the backup for the Outbound Transportation Clerk by assisting with shipment scheduling, preparing shipping documentation, and supporting outbound transportation activities during absences or periods of high volume.

• Assist with cycle counts, inventory reconciliation, and other inventory control activities as needed.

• Support warehouse operations with additional administrative duties as assigned.

• Follow company safety, quality, and inventory control procedures.

Qualifications/Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.

• Previous shipping, receiving, logistics, or warehouse office experience preferred.

• Basic knowledge of shipping documents, including Bills of Lading and packing slips.

• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, and Word).

• Experience with warehouse management systems (WMS) or ERP software is a plus.

• Excellent organizational and multitasking abilities.

• Strong attention to detail and accuracy.

• Effective verbal and written communication skills.

• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and manage changing priorities

Our Expectations

We expect our people to be guided by The Amcor Way and demonstrate our Values every day to enable the business to win. We are winning when:

• Our people are engaged and developing as part of a high-performing Amcor team

• Our customers grow and prosper from Amcor’s quality, service, and innovation

• Our investors benefit from Amcor’s consistent growth and superior returns

• The environment is better off because of Amcor’s leadership and products

Accelerate the possible by joining a winning Amcor team that’s transforming the packaging industry and improving lives around the world.

At Amcor, we unpack possibility through our innovative and responsible packaging to provide solutions that benefit our customers, our people and our planet. More than 10,000 consumers worldwide encounter our products every second and rely on us for safe access to food, medicine and other goods. We value their trust by making safety our guiding principle. It’s our core value and integral to how we do business.

Beyond this core principle, our shared values and behaviors unite us as we work together to elevate customers, shape lives and protect the future. We champion our customers and help them succeed. We play to win – adapting quickly in an everchanging world – and make smart choices to safeguard our business, our communities and the people we serve for generations to come. And we invest in our world-class team, empowering our colleagues to unpack their potential, because we believe when our people grow, so does our business.

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Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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Benefits

When you join Amcor, you will have access to a comprehensive benefits and compensation package that includes:

• Medical, dental and vision plans

• Paid time off, starting at 40 hours per year for full-time hourly employees, may vary by location

• Company-paid holidays starting at 8 days per year and may vary by location

• Wellbeing programs & Employee Assistance Program

• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account

• Life insurance, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability, and voluntary benefits

• Paid Parental Leave

• Retirement Savings Plan with company match

• Tuition Reimbursement (dependent upon approval)

• Discretionary bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

About Amcor

Amcor is the global leader in developing and producing responsible consumer packaging and dispensing solutions across a variety of materials for nutrition, health, beauty and wellness categories. Our global product innovation and sustainability expertise enables us to solve packaging challenges around the world every day, producing a range of flexible packaging, rigid packaging, cartons and closures that are more sustainable, functional and appealing for our customers and their consumers. We are guided by our purpose of elevating customers, shaping lives and protecting the future. Supported by a commitment to safety, over 75,000 people generate $23 billion in annualized sales from operations that span over 400 locations in more than 40 countries. NYSE: AMCR; ASX: AMC 

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