What are the responsibilities and job description for the EDI Lead position at jjsnackfoods?
As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Enterprise Systems, the EDI Lead is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing EDI solutions, including creating maps, configuring communication profiles, and testing integrations. The EDI Lead will work collaboratively with vendors, customers, IT, Finance, Operations, and other business teams to ensure that EDI implementations and support are addressed quickly with a high sense of urgency and customer service. Additionally, the EDI Lead will also be responsible for partnering with customers, internal business resources and EDI Developers to implement EDI transactions and enhancements.
Essential Functions:
Creating and maintaining EDI maps for various formats such as X12, EDIFACT, and XML.
Setting up and managing communication profiles for trading partners, including protocols like FTP, SFTP, and AS2.
Designing and implementing new business processes within Sterling B2B Integrator, including error handling and notifications.
Configuring adapters to connect to various systems, such as databases (JDBC), JD Edwards, and file systems (SFTP, FTP).
Performing unit, integration, and system testing to ensure EDI integrations function correctly and troubleshooting any issues.
Lead the onboarding of new trading partners into the EDI environment.
Familiarity with common EDI standards and document types (e.g., 850, 852, 855, 810, 820, 856, 940, 943,944, 945).
Expertise in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, EDI technologies, and related protocols.
Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
Ability to clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work effectively with other developers, business analysts, and stakeholders.
COMPETENCIES:
The EDI Lead must be self-motivated, able to problem solve, detail-oriented, and has the ability to inspire. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity
- Working knowledge of how to create transaction specification documents
- Mentor and Train EDI Developers
- Distribution Experience
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office
- SQL (Microsoft SQL Server)
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum four (4) years of EDI System experience with a focus on Distribution documents (EG 850, 855, 856, 810, 867,943,944,945)
- Experience with JD Edwards preferred.
- Strong Communication Skills.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator application.
- Experience with sFTP, FTP and AS2.
- Experience with BPML, Python, XML.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Less than 10% Travel required
Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.