[Hiring] Associate Integration Specialist @Dealer Tire

Role Description

As an Associate Integration Specialist, your essential job functions will include the following:

• Design, create and maintain translation maps, application programs, batch scripts and integration points to meet trading partner requirements.
• Perform system configuration, mapping, testing and management for EDI/Integration-based transactions and processes.
• Interact with network engineering, application development and database administration functions to ensure availability, reliability and scalability of EDI systems to meet business demands.
• Conduct research and recommend options for the enhancement and sustainability of core Integration systems.
• Work with users for the coordination, implementation and communication of the organization’s Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) and Integration systems, including Inbound/ Outbound Document receiving, delivery and tracking, Process Audits, Document Mapping, Service Providers, and Integration Points.
• Responsible for ensuring that EDI-related production and procedures are maintained and properly executed, including development, change requests, and enterprise integration projects.
• Provide EDI and integrations point customer support activities to Trading Partners, business users, service providers and IT staff. Identify potential issues; respond to error messages and participate in troubleshooting/resolution activities. Perform analysis of issues then recommend and perform modifications to EDI/Integration systems to improve efficiencies, reliability and performance.
• Responsible for monitoring all EDI/Integration files to assure successful and timely receiving and sending of data. Participate in design/code reviews to assure EDI/Integration team procedures and standards are following (areas include change management, documentation, best practices).
• Monitor the health of EDI/Integrations systems and take the necessary corrective actions and report incidents to management.
• Assist with establishing and implementing policies, procedures, and technologies to ensure EDI/Integration system security.
• Develop and maintain EDI process documentation.
• Develop and maintain EDI training materials and systems documentation.

Qualifications

• Associate degree required and/or equivalent business experience.
• Knowledge of various file types and usage (X12, EDIFACT, XML, CSV, Flat Files).
• Experience with programming languages and techniques (Java, Python, Scripting).
• EDI/Integration translations and implementation background.
• EDI document background: 810, 850, 856.
• Various Communication Methods (FTP, SFTP, AS2, web services, etc.).
• Demonstration of developing improved processes.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• Facilitation and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage in a fast-paced environment to meet business needs/deadlines and adhere to project schedules with minimal supervision.

Requirements

• Responsible for timely and accurate time and status reporting.
• Assist users of EDI/Integration documents and processes in the review of business requirements.
• Work with various functional staff to develop user acceptance test objectives, test plans and test scripts in order to verify and ensure that business requirements are achieved.
• Perform system tests and user acceptance tests of Information Technology system changes as agreed with various functional staff in test plans.
• Review technical analysis documents, technical designs, test scripts and test results to verify EDI/Integration requirements are understood and addressed completely, correctly and consistently.
• Participate in unit and integrated system test reviews as appropriate with Information Technology staff.
• Apply established mechanisms for tracking business requirements throughout the life of Information Technology projects. Use mechanisms to verify all requirements have been addressed completely, correctly and consistently.
• Work with various functional and IT staff to apply established change management procedures for Information Technology projects to control scope.
• Facilitate documentation and approval of requirements changes of either a business or technical nature, during Information Technology projects, using change management procedures.

Benefits

• Competitive & comprehensive benefit package including: paid time off, medical, dental, vision, and 401k match (50% on the dollar up to 7% of employee contribution).
• Sign on bonus is subject to state and local laws, terms and conditions, including employment status and length-of-service requirements.

Company Description

Dealer Tire is a family-owned, international distributor of tires and parts established in 1918 in Cleveland, OH. We’re laser focused on helping the world’s largest and most trusted auto manufacturers grow their tire business—in fact, we’ve sold more than 60 million tires to date.