EDI Specialist REMOTE

Job Description

Role Summary

The EDI Specialist is responsible for the support and execution of EDI mapping activities, primarily in the area of Sales & Distribution or other business required areas utilizing EDI technologies. The position is a core member of the USA SD/ EDI Team working REMOTE.

Main Tasks

Implementation Services

• Executes project tasks assigned, e.g., developing EDI mapping specs, gap analysis, programming, configuration of EDI Axway or similar EDI platform.

Support Services

• Analyzes EDI & translation issues and provides independent solutions.
• Review of functional testing for new or changed transactions, system upgrades and system enhancements.
• Collaborating with internal/external customers, business units, and other IT groups to identify requirements, assess available technologies, and translate requirements into solutions.
• Tracks and logs EDI data for resend and exception processing.
• Monitoring EDI system and connected sub-systems.
• Coordination of external EDI service providers.
• Handle incident management and change management through Level 2 help desk process.
• Complete small EDI projects less than 40 man hours.

IT Knowledge Management

• Responsible for the development of documentation for internal processes, technical, and non-technical documentation.
• Conduct knowledge sharing sessions with internal or external stakeholders whenever necessary and requested.

Experience

• 4+ years of relevant IT and EDI experience.
• Experienced working in an international, multi-cultural team with offshore programming resources.

Required Skills

• Familiar with EDI translator formats, processes, and standards.
• Axway TSIM 3.7 or similar translator products.
• General Linux/Unix commands and scripting.
• EDI standard formats, such as ANSI X12, EDIFACT for business transactions such as orders, invoices, etc.
• Mapping to and from the EDI standard and SAP’s IDOC formats and reports, and able to code for proprietary formats and flat files.
• Familiar with setting up communication protocols such as FTP, various secured FTPs, AS2 along with related scripting on Linux/Unix.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills in English and Spanish.
• Strong documentation skills.
• Willing and able to travel up to 30%.
• Automotive/Manufacturing environment experience.
• SAP experience.

Education

• Bachelor’s in Computer Science or bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.