Edi Consultant

Role & responsibilities

EDI Integration and Operations

• Analyzing and implementing EDI requirements in collaboration with internal and external business partners
• Developing, implementing and supporting EDI mappings and interfaces
• Supporting and optimizing existing EDI processes
• Monitoring EDI message flows and performing error analysis
• Supporting incident handling, problem management and root cause analysis
• Ensuring service availability and data quality

Project Work

• Participating in or leading EDI and integration projects
• Coordinating with business departments, customers and suppliers
• Preparing technical and functional concepts
• Estimating effort and developing project schedules
• Managing external service providers and implementation partners
• Conducting tests and supporting go-live activities

Consulting

• Advising business departments on EDI standards and integration options
• Evaluating new technologies and integration approaches
• Supporting digitalization and automation initiatives

Functional Requirements

EDI and Integration Expertise

At least five years of professional experience in EDI and system integration, combined with very good knowledge of:

• EDIFACT
• VDA
• Odette
• ANSI X12
• Experience with mapping technologies
• Knowledge of XML, XSLT and structured data exchange formats
• Experience with communication protocols
• AS2 and OFTP2
• HTTPS, SOAP and REST
• Knowledge of API-based and hybrid integration scenarios
• Understanding of cloud integration platforms
• Experience in operating EDI platforms

Ideally, experience with:

• Axway TSIM
• SAP PO
• SAP Integration Suite / SAP CI

Industry Knowledge

• Experience in industrial companies, ideally within the automotive sector
• Knowledge of automotive-specific message types:
• DELFOR
• DELJIT
• DESADV
• INVOIC
• Current VDA standards
• ANSI X12 standards, etc.

SAP and Process Knowledge

• Good knowledge of SAP processes:
• MM (Materials Management)
• SD (Sales & Distribution)
• Logistics
• Finance
• Understanding of end-to-end order-to-cash and purchase-to-pay processes
• Experience integrating ERP systems

Project Management Skills

• Experience in international IT projects
• Knowledge of traditional and agile project management methodologies, such as Waterfall, Scrum and agile frameworks
• Structured and systematic working approach
• Experience in risk and stakeholder management
• Strong documentation and presentation skills

Preferred candidate profile

Immediate joiner or serving notice is mandatory

5 to 14 yrs exp mandatory