About this role
As a Supply Chain Coordinator – Customs with Alta Genetics/URUS, you will be responsible for coordinating domestic and international imports and exports of genetic material. You will manages customs clearance, documentation, billing, client communication, and system transactions to ensure compliant, timely, and accurate shipments.
This role ensures seamless execution of the order-to-invoice process while providing high-quality customer service to both domestic and international clients.
The successful candidate will serve as a key liaison between clients, embryo transfer (ET) centers, warehouse teams, and logistics partners to ensure compliance, accuracy, and timely delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Coordinate and clear custom imports, ensuring accurate and timely submission of all required documentation
- Prepare export documentation by destination, including health certificates, commercial invoices, and packing lists
- Communicate with clients, genetic centers, and freight forwarders to confirm shipment details, timelines, insurance, and values
- Track inbound imports to ensure timely arrival, unsealing, and compliance with handling requirements
- Quote freight options and request airfreight pricing for domestic and international shipments
- Process billing and credit card payments
- Set up client accounts, items, and sales orders in JDE
- Verify export eligibility of genetic material
- Manage storage contracts, ensure signed agreements are on file, and apply storage credits when applicable
- Assist the warehouse team in receiving products, verifying paperwork, and ensuring regulatory compliance (e.g., CFIA and export regulations)
Qualifications & Skills
- Experience in logistics, import/export, customs, or supply chain coordination
- Highly organized with strong attention to detail
- Ability to manage multiple shipments and deadlines simultaneously
- Proficiency with ERP systems (JDE preferred) and Microsoft Office
- Strong communication and organizational skills
Other facts
About Alta Genetics
We Create Value
We do more than produce and market semen from high caliber sires. We aim to create value for farmers by striving to understand each farm’s individual needs and goals. Our innovative genetic programs and reproductive services make the difference at the farm level. Using customized programs, specific to each producer's needs, we promise to improve individual herd profitability.
We Build Trust
Trust is built on the foundation to provide top quality products and services that deliver on their promise. We commit to providing such programs and services every day. Our unique product development testing standards are the most rigorous and accurate in the world, and are the clearest statement of our commitment to gaining your trust.
We Deliver Results
Our people, who have a passion for the business, can be counted on to deliver beyond expectation. We consistently deliver high impact genetic results and strategies to maximize herd profitability. We provide services to improve each farm's reproductive performance and capitalize on genetic investments.
We take our responsibility seriously – to deliver excellence through our products, programs and services that generate profit for the progressive farms we workw ith around the world.
What you'll do
- The Supply Chain Coordinator - Customs is responsible for coordinating domestic and international imports and exports of genetic material, managing customs clearance and documentation. This role ensures compliance and timely delivery while providing high-quality customer service.
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