EDI Analyst

**NO 3rd Parties or Sponsorship!

\Location: Beachwood, OH (Cleveland Area)
Work Schedule: 4 Days Onsite / 1 Day Remote
Duration: 6-Month Contract with Strong Extension Potential

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced EDI Analyst to support transportation and logistics integration initiatives for our client. This role will serve as a critical liaison between business stakeholders, transportation carriers, clients, and technical development teams to ensure successful EDI implementations and ongoing integration support.

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in transportation and logistics operations, extensive experience with transportation-related EDI transactions, and the ability to translate complex business requirements into detailed technical specifications. This is a highly collaborative, client-facing position requiring strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Gather, analyze, and document business and technical requirements for EDI integration projects.
• Translate business needs into detailed functional and technical specifications for development and integration teams.
• Serve as the primary liaison between business users, carriers, clients, and technical resources.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions, workshops, and stakeholder meetings.
• Support onboarding and integration efforts with transportation carriers and logistics partners.
• Review, validate, and troubleshoot EDI transaction flows, mapping specifications, and integration requirements.
• Collaborate with developers and integration teams to ensure successful implementation, testing, and deployment of EDI solutions.
• Participate in client-facing meetings to discuss project requirements, status updates, issue resolution, and integration strategies.
• Analyze existing EDI and transportation processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and reliability.
• Assist with testing, validation, production support, and post-implementation activities.

Required Qualifications

• 7–10 years of experience as an EDI Analyst, Business Analyst, or similar role supporting EDI integrations.
• Strong experience with transportation and logistics EDI transactions, including:
  • EDI 204 – Motor Carrier Load Tender
  • EDI 214 – Transportation Carrier Shipment Status Message
  • EDI 990 – Response to Load Tender
• Proven ability to gather requirements and convert business needs into technical specifications.
• Experience working closely with software developers, integration teams, and business stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of EDI standards, mapping methodologies, and implementation processes.
• Excellent analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience working directly with external clients, transportation carriers, and third-party logistics (3PL) providers.