MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Summarize the main purpose of the role.

Follow established procedures and guidelines to receive, handle, store, record, and dispatch goods in a store or warehouse.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

• Receive incoming goods.

• Check for damage and for discrepancies between goods and invoices.

• Accurately sort, label, and store goods.

• Arrange storage to optimize warehouse space.

• Pick, pack, and dispatch outgoing goods according to written or verbal requests or orders.

• Enter data into a database or other computerized system to maintain up-to-date stock records.

• Retrieve stored information to respond to enquiries (for example on inventory levels or delivery schedules.).

• Perform other routine clerical activities according to the organization’s established procedures.

• These activities may include answering telephones, updating stock cards and inventory records, and completing receipt, transfer, delivery, and dispatch forms.

• Operate forklifts or other warehouse machinery.