EDI Programmer Analyst

EDI Programmer Analyst – The Fastfrate Group

The electronic data interchange (EDI) Programmer Analyst’s responsibility is to develop, coordinate, implement, and manage all EDI-related developments for the Fastfrate group of companies. Working on the EDI/Development team, this position is responsible for onboarding new customers and suppliers to our EDI system using various software translation/communication tools. They coordinate all EDI testing, implementations, and upgrades. Additionally, the EDI Programmer Analyst serves as the primary link between the business and any data-trading partners (both suppliers and customers).  This is a hybrid role, with normal business hours.  The successful candidate would work remotely from home 3-4 days per week and onsite in our office in Woodbridge, ON the remainder of the time. 

Duties:

• Working with Sales and the Systems team, onboards EDI Customers and Suppliers.
• Acts as point of contact between development staff and internal and external users.
• Provides manager with daily updates on health and status of current production issues.
• Communicates production issues to alert the business of impact.
• Leads, coordinates, and administers key process improvements to EDI implementations.
• Coordinates with our TMS software suppliers to ensure timely setup or resolution of open EDI issues
• Recommends and executes modifications to EDI to improve efficiency, reliability, and performance.
• Establishes and implements policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure our system integrity.
• Develops and maintains EDI process documentation, training materials and systems documentation.
• Provides orientation and training to end-users for modified and new systems
• Performs other job duties as required.

Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or Information Systems preferred.
• At least 2 Years of EDI experience, preferably in the transportation industry
• Experience with CLEO or similar EDI translation software preferred
• Experience in documenting and maintaining configuration and process information.
• Experience dealing with internal and external EDI customers
• Working in a team-oriented, collaborative, fast-paced high demand environment.

Skills/Abilities:

• EDI standard formats for transportation (ANSI x12) including 204, 214, 210, 990, 997
• Knowledge of Rail, Retail, or Warehouse EDI would be a bonus
• T-SQL knowledge would be a benefit
• Self-Starter who can work on their own and as part of a team
• Good written language skills in English for process documentation
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.