Position: Senior EDI Communications Analyst
Category: Systems Management and Infrastructure
Location(s): Overland Park KS
Department: LRS Consulting Services
Job Number: 6055
Job Description:
Time to get to work! Our client is in need of a Senior EDI Communications Analyst. This is temp to hire opportunity. If you’re that person, submit your resume now!
LRS Consulting Services has been delivering IT excellence for over three decades. Our reputation for quality, flexibility, and strong relationships with our clients keeps them turning to us to meet their IT consulting needs. Our contacts combined with your technical expertise equals career possibilities for you. So let’s get to work!
The Senior EDI Communications Analyst is responsible for analysis, design, implementation and support of communications solutions and technologies used in support of the EDI function. The person in this position works in a team environment supporting all aspects of the EDI communications infrastructure and solutions. The Senior EDI Application Analyst is responsible for delivering solutions that are defect free and meet or exceed service level performance metrics.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
•Demonstrates the ability to learn multiple technologies and systems and may manage projects across multiple technologies and systems. Provide technology leadership for the EDI communications function.
•Performs demos or presentations of system functionality for customers
•Effectively follows up on support work as required by assigning, coordinating, and reviewing work of communications team members. Provides rotational 24 x 7 on-call support.
•Facilitates meetings with groups to ensure all requirements are captured and issues are resolved timely
•Successfully leads large projects by following the Project Management methodology
•Designs and implements innovative technical solutions to solve complex business opportunities
•Works closely with management, peers, and other team members to understand functions to be automated, objectives, desired features and input/output requirements. Determines estimates for time and cost of work as well as feasibility and compatibility with other systems. Designs and writes technical documentation.
•Analyzes, defines and documents requirements for data, workflow, logical processes, hardware and operating system environment, interfaces with other systems, internal and external checks and controls, and outputs
•Advanced development of communications solutions for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) requests from external customers. This includes gathering technical information from partner used to set up communications between YRCW and the trading partner.
•Support for the EDI communication environment. Develop the necessary skills to expertly support the communications tools and infrastructure to ensure data flows to and from our external customers without interruption.
•Compliance reporting for major partners
•Handling questions and issues from internal users and trading partners. This includes, but not limited to working with outside customers, terminals and customer service on pickups and working with the billing and collections group to make sure the correct reference numbers are being sent out on invoices.
•New partner setups and maintenance; which include partner creation, testing and validation
•Auditing and monitoring EDI processes including; reporting, and monitoring files for delivery and receipt
•Analyzes, installs and tests upgrades to tools used in the communications function
•Understands and applies company standards, methodologies, processes, and procedures. Participates in the development of standards, tools, methodologies, processes, and procedures across the organization.
•Participate in departmental or cross-functional quality activities as needed to improve work process or improve customer-supplier relationships. May provide leadership in quality activities.
•Assist more senior staff members to train and orient new team members in departmental functions or customers in system related functions
•Inform Manager or another assigned senior staff member of activity status and plans and actions that may affect customers and other staff member’s efforts
•May perform other job-related duties as assigned
To apply, please submit your resume to hropp@lrs.com. Visit us online at www.lrs.com.
LRS is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants for employment will receive consideration without unlawful discrimination based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, sexual orientation, genetic information, or citizenship status.
Requirements:
- At least 7 years of work experience with EDI
- At least 3 years of experience with EDI communication tools
- At least 3 years of experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting
- At least 3 years of experience with FTP, AS2, MQ, SFTP or SSH FTP or other communications protocols
- At least 1 year of manufacturing experience required
Job Type:
This position is not eligible for benefits.
This position is: Contract to Hire
