EDI Functional Analyst

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business, functional, and system requirements for EDI integrations and business processes.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, trading partners, and technical development teams to ensure successful project delivery.
• Analyze, map, validate, and troubleshoot EDI transaction sets using ANSI X12 standards.
• Lead onboarding activities for new trading partners, including requirements gathering, mapping validation, testing, and production implementation.
• Work closely with integration and development teams to define functional specifications, data mapping requirements, and interface designs.
• Monitor inbound and outbound EDI transactions, identify processing issues, perform root cause analysis, and coordinate timely resolutions.
• Support end-to-end testing activities including System Integration Testing (SIT), User Acceptance Testing (UAT), regression testing, and production validation.
• Ensure compliance with EDI standards, industry best practices, and organizational governance policies.
• Develop and maintain Business Requirement Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), process flows, mapping specifications, user stories, and user documentation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify process improvements and optimize EDI workflows and business operations.
• Facilitate meetings, workshops, and requirement review sessions with business users and technical teams.
• Provide post-production support and assist with issue resolution during implementation and stabilization phases.

Qualifications & Requirements

• 10+ years of Business Analyst experience with significant expertise in EDI implementation and integration projects.
• Strong experience working with ANSI X12 EDI transaction sets such as 850, 810, 856, 855, 820, 846, and 997.
• Hands-on experience with EDI mapping and integration platforms (IBM Sterling, OpenText, Cleo, Boomi, MuleSoft, Seeburger, or similar).
• Strong understanding of EDI communication protocols including AS2, SFTP, FTP, FTPS, HTTPS, and VAN.
• Experience creating BRDs, FRDs, user stories, acceptance criteria, process workflows, and functional specifications.
• Proficiency in SQL for data validation, reconciliation, and troubleshooting.
• Strong understanding of SDLC with experience working in Agile, Scrum, and Waterfall environments.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, stakeholder management, and communication skills.
• Experience coordinating with external trading partners and third-party vendors.
• Able to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Manufacturing, Retail, Supply Chain, Logistics, Healthcare, or Life Sciences industries.
• Exposure to ERP systems such as SAP, Oracle, Microsoft Dynamics 365, or JD Edwards.
• Knowledge of API integrations and hybrid integration environments is a plus.
• Experience with Azure Integration Services, MuleSoft, Dell Boomi, or similar middleware platforms is desirable.
• Relevant certifications such as CBAP, PMI-PBA, Agile, or EDI-related certifications are a plus.