Position Summary
The Senior Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Specialist is responsible for analyzing EDI business requirements, developing, and maintaining EDI maps, configuring and supporting IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, testing EDI transactions, and establishing and maintaining communications with trading partners. This role is critical to ensuring reliable, secure, and efficient electronic data exchange across the organization.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Analyze business requirements and develop EDI mapping specifications.
- Create, maintain, and troubleshoot EDI maps and business processes.
- Configure and onboard new trading partners using IBM Sterling B2B Integrator.
- Support, maintain, and enhance integrations with existing trading partners.
- Monitor daily EDI transactions and communication processes, identifying and resolving issues proactively.
- Utilize EDI mapping tools, translation software, and cross-reference tables.
- Coordinate EDI testing, implementation, and production deployments.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external trading partners to resolve EDI-related issues.
- Document EDI processes, configurations, and technical specifications.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Required Skills and Qualifications
Education and Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field.
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience as an EDI Specialist or in a similar role.
- Demonstrated participation in one or more full lifecycle Infor M3 ERP implementation projects.
- Proven experience supporting production EDI environments and trading partner onboarding.
- Working knowledge of EDI translation software and mapping tools.
- Solid understanding of ANSI X12, XML, and EDIFACT standards.
- Experience creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting EDI maps.
- Knowledge of networking protocols and communication protocols such as AS2, SFTP, FTP, and HTTPS.
- Experience working with relational databases, including SQL and Oracle.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong experience with Microsoft .NET technologies, including:
- C#
- NET
- NETMVC and ASP.NET Web API
- .NET Framework and .NET (Core/.NET 6+)
- RESTful API development and integration
- SOAP and XML Web Services
- JSON, XML, and XSLT
- Microsoft SQL Server
- T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and query optimization
- Microsoft IIS (Internet Information Services) configuration, deployment, and troubleshooting
- Entity Framework or NET
- Visual Studio and Azure DevOps (or similar source control/CI-CD tools)
- Windows Services and scheduled jobs
- Git or Azure DevOps Repositories for source control
- Experience designing, developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise EDI APIs and integration solutions.
- Experience integrating IBM Sterling B2B Integrator with ERP systems, internal business applications, and third-party platforms using APIs and web services.
- Ability to troubleshoot and support production .NET applications, IIS-hosted services, SQL Server databases, and EDI integrations.
- Experience with authentication and security protocols, including OAuth, API Keys, SSL/TLS, and certificate management.
- Experience with Microsoft Message Queuing (MSMQ), background services, or other asynchronous processing technologies is a plus.
- 2–4+ years of ERP experience, with at least 3 years of hands-on experience supporting Infor M3 EDI.
- Experience supporting production environments, performing root cause analysis, and implementing performance improvements for enterprise integration solutions.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
- At least five years of experience as an EDI Specialist or in a similar role
- Participation in one or more full lifecycle Infor M3 ERP implementation projects
- Experience supporting production EDI environments and onboarding trading partners
- Knowledge of EDI translation software and mapping tools
- Understanding of ANSI X12, XML, and EDIFACT standards
- Experience creating, maintaining, and troubleshooting EDI maps
- Knowledge of AS2, SFTP, FTP, and HTTPS protocols
- Experience with relational databases, SQL, and Oracle
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, problem-solving, verbal communication, and written communication skills
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Experience with Microsoft .NET technologies, C#, ASP.NET, APIs, web services, JSON, XML, and XSLT
- Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, T-SQL, stored procedures, functions, triggers, and query optimization
- Experience configuring, deploying, and troubleshooting Microsoft IIS
- Experience with Entity Framework, Visual Studio, Azure DevOps, Git, Windows Services, or scheduled jobs
- Experience designing, developing, maintaining, and supporting enterprise EDI APIs and integration solutions
- Experience integrating IBM Sterling B2B Integrator with ERP systems and third-party platforms
- Experience supporting production .NET applications, IIS-hosted services, SQL Server databases, and EDI integrations
- Experience with OAuth, API keys, SSL/TLS, and certificate management
- Experience with MSMQ, background services, or asynchronous processing technologies
- Two to four or more years of ERP experience, including at least three years supporting Infor M3 EDI
- Experience performing root cause analysis and implementing performance improvements
Vallen USA Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Vallen USA and has not been reviewed or approved by Vallen USA.
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Retirement Support — Feedback suggests the 401(k) plan includes a company match (e.g., $0.50 per dollar up to 6% of pay), and employer-paid life and disability insurance add to perceived financial security.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid vacation that accrues from 80 to 160 hours based on seniority, sick time, eight scheduled holidays, and two floating holidays are often highlighted as comprehensive.
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Healthcare Strength — Standard medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with FSAs, an EAP, and a wellness program, are described as reliable core offerings.
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What We Do
Vallen is a leading provider of indirect industrial supplies—all those materials that are not part of the products our customers manufacture. From earplugs to specialty tools, to abrasives and cutting tools, we cover the vast majority of our customers’ maintenance, repair, operations and production-related needs. Vallen is also a leader in safety services with offerings that include equipment inspection, maintenance, certification and solution design. Many of our customers look to us for integrated supply solutions and vendor-managed inventory, with Vallen associates on-site, bringing local knowledge and expertise to the specific needs of individual facilities.








