IT Manager, Enterprise EDI

Job Duties and Responsibilities

EDI Strategy, Architecture & Design

• Define, design, and optimize Dana’s global EDI solution landscape, ensuring alignment with business needs and industry best practices.
• Translate business requirements into end-to-end EDI solutions that align with trading partner specifications and internal ERP processes.
• Lead the design of end-to-end EDI business and technical processes across regions and business units.
• Architect, design, and oversee EDI integrations across multiple ERP and enterprise systems.
• Ensure adherence to and proper use of industry standards, including X12, EDIFACT, VDA, RND, ODETTE, and XML.

Technical Leadership & Hands-On Expertise

• Provide hands‑on expertise in EDI mapping, data transformation, and partner connectivity, making critical design decisions that impact system reliability, recoverability, and performance.
• Serve as the escalation point and trusted technical advisor for complex EDI and integration issues, guiding team members through solution design and problem resolution.
• Own and design B2B communication and partner connectivity models, including:
  • AS2
  • OFTP2
  • FTP, SFTP, and FTPS
  • VAN‑based communications and partner onboarding approaches
  • Certificate management, encryption, and digital signing

Platform & Integration Management

• Lead development, optimization, and administration of IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, including:
  • Complex map development and optimization
  • Extended rules and custom logic development
  • Business process modeling and orchestration
  • Robust error handling, retry logic, and recovery patterns
  • Performance tuning and transaction throughput optimization
• Manage and support Connect:
  
  Direct (or similar managed file transfer solutions) for large‑volume file movement, scheduling, monitoring, and failure recovery.
• Evaluate and implement modern integration technologies and patterns where appropriate, while protecting the stability of core EDI platforms.

Operations, Stability & Continuous Improvement

• Ensure the scalability, performance, security, and reliability of the global EDI infrastructure.
• Oversee EDI operations, including proactive monitoring, incident response, trading partner issue resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Lead root cause analysis for complex EDI and integration incidents that span applications, networks, infrastructure, and external partners.
• Drive permanent corrective actions to prevent recurrence of critical EDI failures and disruptions.

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

10+ years of experience as an EDI functional and technical lead within a complex, global enterprise environment.

• Functional understanding of business processes supported by EDI, paired with advanced technical integration expertise.
• Demonstrated hands‑on experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator in large‑scale, high‑volume environments.
• Strong expertise in EDI standards (X12, EDIFACT, VDA, RND, ODETTE, XML) and B2B communication protocols.
• Proven ability to independently design, troubleshoot, and stabilize mission‑critical EDI and integration solutions.