As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.
Position Summary:
Under the direction of the Director of Enterprise Systems, the EDI Lead is responsible for designing, developing, and implementing EDI solutions, including creating maps, configuring communication profiles, and testing integrations. The EDI Lead will work collaboratively with vendors, customers, IT, Finance, Operations, and other business teams to ensure that EDI implementations and support are addressed quickly with a high sense of urgency and customer service. Additionally, the EDI Lead will also be responsible for partnering with customers, internal business resources and EDI Developers to implement EDI transactions and enhancements.
Essential Functions:
Creating and maintaining EDI maps for various formats such as X12, EDIFACT, and XML.
Setting up and managing communication profiles for trading partners, including protocols like FTP, SFTP, and AS2.
Designing and implementing new business processes within Sterling B2B Integrator, including error handling and notifications.
Configuring adapters to connect to various systems, such as databases (JDBC), JD Edwards, and file systems (SFTP, FTP).
Performing unit, integration, and system testing to ensure EDI integrations function correctly and troubleshooting any issues.
Lead the onboarding of new trading partners into the EDI environment.
Familiarity with common EDI standards and document types (e.g., 850, 852, 855, 810, 820, 856, 940, 943,944, 945).
Expertise in IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, EDI technologies, and related protocols.
Ability to analyze issues, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions.
Ability to clearly communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.
Ability to work effectively with other developers, business analysts, and stakeholders.
COMPETENCIES:
The EDI Lead must be self-motivated, able to problem solve, detail-oriented, and has the ability to inspire. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
- Ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills and high level of personal integrity
- Working knowledge of how to create transaction specification documents
- Mentor and Train EDI Developers
- Distribution Experience
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office
- SQL (Microsoft SQL Server)
Education and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum four (4) years of EDI System experience with a focus on Distribution documents (EG 850, 855, 856, 810, 867,943,944,945)
- Experience with JD Edwards preferred.
- Strong Communication Skills.
- Minimum five (5) years of experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator application.
- Experience with sFTP, FTP and AS2.
- Experience with BPML, Python, XML.
TRAVEL REQUIREMENTS:
Less than 10% Travel required
Disclaimer: This position description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change, or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.
EEO Statement: J&J Snack Foods Corp.is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discriminatory employment actions against, and treatment of, employees and applicants for employment based on actual or perceived Federal, State and local laws that prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, ethnicity, alienage, religion or creed, gender, gender identity, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation, citizenship, genetic disposition or characteristics, disability or veteran's status, sex offenses, prior record of arrest or conviction, genetic information or predisposing genetic characteristic, status as a victim or witness of domestic violence, sex offenses or stalking and unemployment status.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or related field or equivalent experience
- Minimum four (4) years of EDI system experience with distribution documents (850, 855, 856, 810, 867, 943, 944, 945)
- Minimum five (5) years of experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator
- Experience with JD Edwards
- Experience with sFTP, FTP, and AS2 communication protocols
- Creating and maintaining EDI maps for X12, EDIFACT, and XML formats
- Configuring adapters and communication profiles (JDBC, file systems, JD Edwards, SFTP/FTP)
- Experience with BPML, Python, and XML
- SQL experience (Microsoft SQL Server)
- Ability to mentor and train EDI developers
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Working knowledge of how to create transaction specification documents
- Experienced user of Microsoft Office
What We Do
J&J Snack Foods Corp. (NASDAQ: JJSF) is a leader and innovator in the snack food industry, providing nutritional and affordable branded niche snack foods and beverages to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets. Our portfolio of products include soft pretzels, frozen beverages, frozen juice treats and desserts, stuffed sandwiches, burritos, churros, fruit pies, funnel cakes, cookies and bakery goods under 25 assorted brand names. Manufactured and distributed nationwide, our principal products include SUPERPRETZEL, PRETZEL FILLERS and other soft pretzels, ICEE, SLUSH PUPPIE and ARCTIC BLAST frozen beverages, LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, MINUTE MAID* frozen juice bars and ices, WHOLE FRUIT fruit bars, sorbet and organic juice tubes, , MARY B’S biscuits and dumplings, DADDY RAY’S fig and fruit bars, TIO PEPE’S and CALIFORNIA CHURROS churros, THE FUNNEL CAKE FACTORY funnel cakes, and several cookie brands within COUNTRY HOME BAKERS. For more information, please visit us at www.jjsnack.com. *MINUTE MAID is a registered trademark of The Coca-Cola Company.
