EDI Lead

Our client is seeking an EDI Lead to join their team. As a EDI Lead you will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations, support, new implementations and continuous improvement of EDI integrations its trading partners. This role combines hands-on technical expertise (Sterling Integrator and SAP), coordination across IT, business teams, and external partners to ensure reliable, efficient, and scalable EDI processes.

Duties, Tasks, And Responsibilities:

EDI Operations & Integration:

• Manage and support EDI integrations using IBM Sterling Integrator, including data mapping, mailbox setup, and communication protocols
• Coordinate onboarding of new trading partners and enhancements to existing integrations
• Support key EDI transaction sets including Purchase Orders (PO), Purchase Order Changes (POC), Advance Ship Notices (ASN), and Invoices (INV)
• Obtain, review, and manage EDI implementation guides with trading partners
• Ensure accurate and timely exchange of EDI transactions with its partners
• Leverage SAP knowledge, including IDocs, user exits, and enhancements, to support complex business scenarios
• Provide hands-on support while guiding best practices across the team

Monitoring & Support:

• Monitor EDI and SAP integration processes, including IDoc processing and failures
• Troubleshoot issues, perform root cause analysis, and escalate to SAP functional teams or business stakeholders as needed
• Manage and resolve helpdesk tickets related to EDI and integration issues
• Provide ongoing system health monitoring and proactive issue resolution

Testing, Delivery and Collaboration:

• Coordinate and participate in the preparation and execution of end-to-end testing and validation plans
• Ensure successful partner certification and internal sign-off for new or enhanced integrations
• Partner with business users, trading partners, and IT teams to understand requirements and define EDI mapping and communication needs
• Provide regular status updates to management on EDI performance, onboarding progress, and issue resolution
• Act as a liaison between external partners and internal teams

Process Improvement & Automation:

• Identify inefficiencies in current EDI and business processes and recommend automation or optimization opportunities
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance reliability, scalability, and performance of integrations
• Support documentation and standardization aligned with methodologies

Skills, Knowledge And Abilities:

• Bachelors Degree preferred with 3-4 years of experience with EDI systems.
• Demonstrate innovation, action, high levels of maturity and professionalism
• Expertise in data mapping.
• Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal skills
• Solid understanding of EDI standards ANSI-X12 & EDIFACT
• 850, 855, 860, 856, 810, 940, 945, 204, 214, ORDERS, DESADV, INVOIC, and others
• Support Sterling B2B Integrator software
• Experience with Sterling B2B Integrator Mapper, VANs, ISPs, and Internet security packages
• Recommended skills are XML, Sterling B2B Integrator Admin, Sterling B2B BPO Language.
• Working knowledge of EDI translation software package.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, ability to identify problems, present, develop and execute solutions.
• Has the ability to organize and handle multiple concurrent tasks.
• Strong interpersonal skills; ability to relate to and interact with other people in a friendly, professional manner.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and staff.

Salary/Rate: $60-$75/HR (depends on experience level). This is a contract position with candidates expected to work 40 hours/ week.

About The Company

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human-centered hiring experience.

For more than 28 years, PTP has operated as one of the top IT staffing and recruiting firms in the USA built on trust, long-term partnerships, and technical excellence.

Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to:

Helping every client make the best hiring decisions possible

Matching professionals with the right IT jobs and career opportunities

As part of that commitment, we believe in providing clear information about how our hiring technologies work and how your data is used. The following section outlines our AI-assisted interview process and your rights as a candidate.

AI-Assisted Interview Experience (Pete & Gabi Rebecca)

To provide a consistent, fair, and flexible experience for all candidates, we use AI-assisted tools to support parts of the interview process. This includes our proprietary AI platform Pete & Gabi, which includes AI recruiter Rebecca.

These AI hiring tools help us:

• Conduct recorded video interviews
• Transcribe interviews
• Summarize candidate responses
• Generate job-related insights
• Streamline communication and scheduling

Please note that:

The AI does NOT make hiring decisions; all decisions are made by our human recruiters, hiring managers, or client partners.

The AI does not evaluate facial expressions,…