EDI Analyst

Work at Simmons•Rogers, AR

21h

About The Position

The EDI Analyst supports, maintains, and improves the company’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) systems and processes, ensuring the smooth, accurate, and efficient exchange of business documents with trading partners. The role works with internal teams and external customers to implement connections, troubleshoot issues, and meet partner requirements. The position monitors daily EDI transmissions; investigates errors and transmission failures; coordinates new trading-partner onboarding, testing, and validation; and maintains EDI documentation, mapping specifications, and communication logs. It also supports software updates, configuration changes, ERP and EDI integration projects, and provides technical assistance and training to business users and IT specialists. The analyst collaborates with developers, product managers, contractors, and teams across IT, customer service, logistics, and finance, and contributes to team practices and continuous improvement.

Requirements

At least 2 years of hands-on experience working with EDI systems and processes.
Familiarity with ANSI X12 EDI standards and transaction sets, such as 850, 855, 856, and 810.
Experience with EDI platforms such as SPS Commerce, Oracle, and other EDI tools as needed.
A bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Business Administration, or a related field, or equivalent EDI experience, or 4 years of related experience.

Nice To Haves

Knowledge of 940, 945, and 947 EDI documents.
Manufacturing-sector experience and understanding of supply chain and retail distribution.
Knowledge of Microsoft products.

Responsibilities

Monitor daily EDI transmissions to ensure successful and accurate document exchange, including transactions such as 850, 855, 856, and 810.
Investigate and resolve EDI errors and transmission failures, and work with SPS Commerce on mapping issues.
Coordinate setup and onboarding of new trading partners, including EDI transaction testing and validation.
Collaborate with IT, customer service, logistics, and finance teams to resolve operational issues related to EDI.
Work with external customers, EDI specialists, and EDI partner customer-service teams.
Create and maintain EDI documentation, mapping specifications, and communication logs.
Work with developers, product managers, contractors, and cross-functional teams to support comprehensive testing and high-quality results.
Support software updates, configuration changes, and integration projects related to ERP and EDI platforms.
Provide technical assistance and training to business users and other IT specialists as needed.
Participate in team development, communication, meetings, and implementation of team concepts, programs, and policies; coordinate work and support team cohesion.
Maintain familiarity with company operating systems and principles, including quality, security, office environment, company policies, and LEAN, and communicate concerns and improvement ideas.
Perform other duties as necessary in support of business objectives.
Travel domestically to multiple facilities or worksites, possibly requiring overnight stays.