Application Integration Manager, Enterprise Connectivity

Kalmbach Feeds • Upper Sandusky, OH

73d

About The Position

Kalmbach Feeds is seeking a passionate, hard-working Application Integration Manager to join our IT Business Systems team. This role will focus on building and maintaining the connections that power our ERP, Warehouse Management System, Manufacturing Control Systems, SaaS tools, on prem apps, and customer systems. You'll create APIs, leverage services to convert API data to EDI, and keep everything running smoothly. Rather than managing a team, this role provides technical leadership as the end-to-end owner of application integration services, driving seamless connectivity and operational excellence across systems. You will play a key part in strategic projects that improve our processes and customer experience and enable our rapid growth.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 2-5 years of experience in API or integration development.
• You're comfortable with REST, SOAP, Python, PowerShell, JSON, XML, and basic EDI (ANSI X12).
• You've worked with an ESB platform (e.g., Apache Camel).
• You're analytical, communicative, and a strong team player.
• Proven ability to understand business transactions and related data formats in a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of data security and compliance best practices.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with ERP (especially Sage X3) and warehouse management systems (especially Warehouse Advantage).

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain APIs (REST/SOAP).
• Use ESB tools to orchestrate data flows.
• Build solutions for receiving customer orders and sending order acknowledgements, invoices, and advance shipment notices (ASNs) via API to a Value-Added Network (VAN), which will translate these to EDI formats for trading partners.
• Build test plans, run unit and integration tests, and monitor performance.
• Troubleshoot incidents and optimize integration health
• Collaborate with customers, key accounts, and IT staff to support integration projects and decision-making.
• Document designs, configs, and processes.
• Apply data-security best practices across all integration.
• Develop familiarity with Sage X3 ERP and Warehouse Advantage data structures and tables over time to play a more strategic role in the organization.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Benefits with eligibility on date of hire
• 401(K) (traditional and Roth options) with generous company match
• 3 Weeks Paid Time Off in first year
• Company Paid Short Term and Long-Term Disability
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Competitive Compensation
• On Staff Life Coach
• Medical and Dependent Care Reimbursement Plans
• Access to Beach Front Company Condo in Fort Myers, FL

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Food Manufacturing
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees