Distribution Specialist II

Initiates, maintains, and compiles records associated with ordering, receiving, storing, issuing, and shipping materials, supplies, and equipment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Packages and prepares products and merchandise for final shipment and posts weights and shipping charges. Prepares and maintains records of merchandise shipped
• Reviews customer orders, examines, stocks and distributes merchandise, products and materials in distribution center
• Compares nomenclature, stock numbers, and other listed information on packing slips to verify accuracy of purchase orders and shipping orders
• Compiles and performs data entry tasks to maintain inventory, purchasing, shipping, and other records
• Uses data sources such as contracts, purchase orders, invoices, requisitions, etc. and verifies inventory computations against physical count of stock and adjusts errors and documents discrepancies with proposed corrective action
• Maintains manual or computerized records such as material inventory, in-process production reports, and status of material locations
• Compiles information on receipt of disbursement of material, equipment, merchandise, or supplies, and computes inventory balance, price, and cost
• Packages materials and equipment ensuring that shipping documentation is accurate, and materials are protected adequately for shipment
• Determines most efficient and economical routing and mode of transportation
• Initiates investigations into causes of misdirected shipments, damage or shortages in shipments or overcharges in freight cost
• Assists with or performs other related tasks as assigned