Description:
Shipping Manager Job Responsibilities
- Planning and implementing strategy: Developing and executing a shipping strategy
- Negotiating rates: Negotiating transportation rates with carriers
- Tracking shipments: Using shipping software to track shipments and resolve issues
- Managing documentation: Processing shipment documentation and managing bills of lading, pick slips, and shipping notices
- Supervising staff: Managing warehouse staff and overseeing shipping team members
- Ensuring compliance: Ensuring that shipments comply with regulations
- Preparing budgets: Setting and controlling shipping and distribution budgets
- Providing reports: Providing reports to management on efficiency and stock
- Optimizing routes: Coordinating with carriers and logistics providers to optimize shipping routes and costs