Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks
Military experience processing requisitions, managing inventory and storage, and delivering material transfers directly to civilian inventory and shipment support.
How to prepare: Practice reconciling a sample shipment against its order and recording discrepancies in a spreadsheet to demonstrate civilian receiving and inventory-record skills.
What the civilian work involves
- Examine shipment contents and compare with records, such as manifests, invoices, or orders, to verify accuracy.
- Requisition and store shipping materials and supplies to maintain inventory of stock.
- Record shipment data, such as weight, charges, space availability, damages, or discrepancies, for reporting, accounting, or recordkeeping purposes.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
- Microsoft Excel
- SAP software