[Hiring] SAP SD – EDI Integration Specialist @Tangentia

Role Description

This role serves as the critical bridge between SAP SD and EDI, specifically the cross-reference layer connecting:

• SAP
• IDOC
• EDI Translator
• Customer

The consultant must ensure SAP data flows correctly through IDOCs and is accurately translated to meet each customer’s unique EDI requirements.

Qualifications

• SAP SD Expertise (Mandatory)
• End-to-end SD process knowledge
• Customer master, material master, pricing, packaging
• Table-level understanding (fields, segments)
• Knowledge of how SD processes populate IDOCs
• SAP IDOC Expertise
• IDOC structures (segments, fields)
• Mapping SD data to IDOCs
• IDOC troubleshooting
• Relevant SAP T-codes
• EDI Expertise (Mandatory)
• EDI message standards and mapping logic
• Interpreting customer implementation guidelines
• Understanding how IDOCs are transformed via EDI translators
• Experience with messages such as:
• 820 – Payment Advice
• 862 – Shipping Schedule
• 856 – ASN
• Mapping / Cross-Reference Skills (Most Unique Requirement)
• Aligning SAP outputs with customer EDI expectations
• Modifying IDOCs and mapping rules
• Ensuring correct field-level data delivery to translators
• Automotive & Process Expertise
• Global automotive supplier experience
• OEM exposure (Honda, Ford, GM, Chrysler, etc.)
• JIT calls and scheduling agreements
• Automotive-specific scheduling types (e.g., ZSJ)
• Understanding how SAP processes generate EDI messages
• Scale & Complexity
• Thousands of customer-specific EDI maps
• Hundreds of suppliers and customers
• Multiple EDI messages per supplier, tied to different SAP processes
• Soft Skills / Role Fit
• Strong troubleshooting across SAP, IDOC, and EDI layers
• Ability to work with business, SAP, and mapping teams
• Strong attention to detail
• Customer-facing communication skills

Requirements

• SAP SD experience
• IDOC expertise
• EDI experience
• Cross-referencing / mapping knowledge
• Automotive industry experience (mandatory)