Shipping and Receiving Coordinator

Company Overview 

Farmers Business Network®  (FBN®) is on a mission to power the prosperity of family farmers and rural communities around the world, transforming how the world farms with an integrated, technology-enabled agricultural platform.

We offer high ROI farm inputs, fintech and sustainability products and services powered by network data, and farm-tested insights from our global farmer community.  Our platform helps FBN® members make confident decisions to ensure the economic viability of their farms, while also empowering them to be a part of the solution as the global community confronts its most pressing issues: providing food security for a growing population, transitioning to more sustainable agriculture, and responding to climate change.

We are a dynamic, innovative, and mission-driven AgTech company that offers competitive compensation and benefits as well as boundless career mobility. We are backed by top investors, including Fidelity, ADM, Google Ventures, Kleiner Perkins, DBL Partners, T Rowe Price and Temasek. We have been featured in these articles by the Wall Street Journal and Forbes, and were also named "One of the 50 Most Innovative Companies in the World" by Fast Company Magazine.

Position Summary 

The Shipping and Receiving Coordinator supports the Distribution Center operation coordinating shipping and receiving activities by creating shipping documentation to external customers or other facilities and receiving product into the distribution center. Confirms customer delivery completion and inbound receipts in the company business system. Coordinates inbound and outbound shipments for all carriers while following established policies and procedures. Specific emphasis on following established work safety guidelines. 

Responsibilities 

• Verifies and maintains records on incoming and outgoing shipments
• Creates shipping documentation, including packing lists, bills of lading, and pallet labels for all outbound shipments 
• Ensures that inventories are secure, properly identified, and readily accessible to authorized personnel 
• Coordinates outbound freight for carriers and schedules inbound receiving appointments 
• Confirms delivery completion in the company business system 
• Communicates with other departments regarding any change to delivery schedules
• Follows all safety policy and procedures 
• Other responsibilities as assigned 
• Evening and weekend work, and additional hours as necessary during peak season

Minimum Qualifications 

• Minimum of 2 years or more of relevant shipping/receiving/admin experience 
• Experience solving typical warehouse problems by evaluating and selecting solutions from established options 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Preferred forklift experience 
• Experience in google sheets/docs/forms 

Characteristics 

• The successful applicant will be:
  • Knowledge and experience in Shipping and Receiving management processes and the ability to coordinate activities for a team
  • Excellent internal and external customer service skills
  • Strong attention to detail, good organizational skills, and the ability to prioritize with changing situations
  • Good interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills to drive tasks to completion

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The following represents FBN's reasonable estimate of the US national average base salary range of possible compensation for this role based on market data and placement of internal employees: $40,000 - $53,000 + stock + benefits. 

This salary range may vary based on geography and variations in cost of labor in some metropolitan areas. Beyond the above or adjusted to market salary range, FBN also offers all full-time employees competitive total compensation packages that include equity compensation, health and wellness benefits, and other various perks.

FBN is proud to be an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We do not discriminate in hi