EDI Project Manager

Job Summary

We are seeking an experienced EDI Project Manager to lead and manage end-to-end Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) implementation, integration, migration, and support projects. The ideal candidate will have strong project management expertise, hands-on knowledge of EDI standards and protocols, and experience coordinating cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, trading partners, and technical resources in a remote work environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end EDI implementation, integration, migration, and enhancement projects.
• Manage project scope, schedules, budgets, resource allocation, deliverables, and milestones.
• Coordinate with business stakeholders, EDI analysts, developers, QA teams, infrastructure teams, and external trading partners.
• Oversee EDI transaction mapping, development, testing, validation, and production deployment.
• Manage EDI transactions such as ANSI X12 and EDIFACT, including 850, 855, 856, 810, 820, 824, 846, and 997/999, as applicable.
• Coordinate integrations between EDI platforms, ERP systems, and business applications such as SAP, Oracle, or Microsoft Dynamics.
• Manage EDI communication protocols, including AS2, SFTP, FTPS, and VAN connectivity.
• Track project risks, issues, dependencies, and change requests, and implement mitigation plans.
• Lead requirements-gathering sessions, stakeholder meetings, project status reviews, and steering committee updates.
• Ensure successful system integration testing (SIT), user acceptance testing (UAT), cutover planning, and go-live activities.
• Monitor EDI transaction failures, production incidents, service-level agreements (SLAs), and issue-resolution timelines.
• Manage vendor relationships, trading partner onboarding, compliance requirements, and project documentation.
• Provide regular project updates, dashboards, and executive reports to stakeholders.
• Drive continuous improvement, operational efficiency, and adherence to project governance standards.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field.
• 8–12+ years of experience in IT integration, EDI, or enterprise application projects.
• 5+ years of project management experience, preferably managing EDI implementations and integrations.
• Strong knowledge of EDI standards, including ANSI X12 and EDIFACT.
• Experience with EDI transaction mapping, partner onboarding, testing, and production support.
• Familiarity with EDI platforms such as IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, OpenText, Cleo, SPS Commerce, or Boomi.
• Understanding of ERP integrations, APIs, middleware, and enterprise application workflows.
• Proficiency in project management methodologies such as Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall.
• Experience with project management tools such as Jira, Microsoft Project, Smartsheet, or Confluence.
• Strong communication, leadership, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage geographically distributed teams and deliver projects independently in a remote environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP, PMI-ACP, or Scrum Master certification.
• Experience with SAP IDocs, Oracle ERP, or other enterprise systems.
• Knowledge of supply chain, order-to-cash, procure-to-pay, logistics, or retail EDI processes.
• Experience with EDI modernization, cloud migration, platform upgrades, and integration transformation.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects and third-party vendors.

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)

• On-time and within-budget project delivery.
• Successful EDI implementations and trading partner onboarding.
• Reduction in EDI transaction errors and production incidents.
• Compliance with SLAs and business requirements.
• Improved stakeholder satisfaction and operational efficiency.

Work Environment

• 100% remote work opportunity.
• Collaboration with cross-functional and globally distributed teams.
• Flexibility to support project meetings across different time zones, as required.

Ideal Candidate: A results-driven EDI Project Manager who combines strong project delivery skills with technical EDI knowledge and can successfully manage complex integrations, trading partner relationships, and enterprise transformation initiatives.