EDI Engineer at Coda Resources LTD – Glendale Heights, Illinois

Coda Resources is looking to fill an EDI Engineer role. The EDI Engineer needs to be able to plan, create, analyze, and implement electronic data interchange (EDI) systems and supporting processes. They ensure these systems are working properly to enable the efficient exchange of information with trading partners. They will implement, test, and certify new trading partners. They also assess the business needs and challenges and identify ways to optimize these systems to best serve those purposes. They are also responsible for testing, maintenance, and troubleshooting, and provide tech support along with additional IT duties.

Educational Qualification of an EDI Engineer

The EDI Engineer must have sound knowledge about technical as well as electronic data interchange. The basic qualification required for an EDI Engineer is a bachelor's degree in management information system, information technology, or computer science. Along with the bachelor's degree, the candidate must also be experienced with professional technical knowledge with at least 5 years’ experience as an EDI Engineer.

Key Skills of an EDI Engineer

The EDI Engineer must have good understanding and expert communicational skills. Along with this, he or she must also possess the following skills:

• Expert verbal as well as written communication skills
• Expert interpersonal skills
• Ability to understand client needs
• Expert understanding of various business practices
• Ability to relate or explain technical information to non-industry personnel
• Knowledge of True Commerce/SPS Commerce/CommerceHub and Microsoft Dynamics NAV/BC software
• Excellent time management skills

• Demonstrate in-depth knowledge and hands-on experience with EDI X12 standards, including but not limited to 850 (Purchase Order), 810 (Invoice), 856 (Advance Ship Notice), 855 (Order Acknowledgment), 812 (Credit/Debit Adjustment), 820 (Payment Remit) and 997 (Functional Acknowledgment).
• Experience and good Understanding of communication protocols (AS2, FTP, SFTP, VAN, WebSphere MQ)
• Collaborate with internal teams, customers, and vendors to establish, maintain, and troubleshoot EDI connections, ensuring data integrity and compliance with trading partner requirements.
• Design, develop, and implement EDI maps, ensuring proper translation of data formats between different systems and trading partners.
• Conduct rigorous testing and validation of EDI transactions to ensure accuracy, compliance, and adherence to business rules and regulatory standards.
• Daily Processing of EDI file
• Daily review of EDI transactions and resolution of transactions containing errors or failures and resolving issues quickly.
• Communicate daily with customer service and trading partners regarding integrated orders that may have issues, or questions related to set up or processing
• Provide timely updates and requested details for ongoing projects.
• Provide training and documentation as needed to customer service, sales and trading partner
• Openly provide feedback to management on ways to improve service, processes and efficiency.
• Provide support for Integrated E-commerce processes and tasks as assigned.
• Prepare and maintain the database for the electronic data interchange
• Undertake security procedures for the safety of EDI
• Coordinate with the employees of the IT staff and ensure the maintenance of the EDI system
• Maintain comprehensive documentation of EDI processes, configurations, mappings, and protocols, ensuring clarity, consistency, and ease of reference for stakeholders.