receiving clerk
Shipment acceptance employee
A receiving clerk is an employee responsible for accepting and processing incoming shipments at a warehouse, store, or business.
The job involves checking deliveries against purchase orders, inspecting goods for damage, and recording what arrives: The receiving clerk signed for three pallets of inventory.
The role is entry-level but essential to supply chain operations.
- warehouseBulk goods storage building
- back roomPrivate space behind scenes
- inventoryCatalog of held assets
- shippingTransporting goods to destinations
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
packages · boxes · pallet · forklift · clipboard · scanner · delivery · delivery truck · loading dock · freight · loading · stockroom · manifest · bill of lading · packing slip · invoices · purchase order · sorting