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Job Details
We are looking for an experienced and proactive Lead for the EDI Service Operations to support and help lead production EDI operations for the US market. Reporting to the EDI Service Operations Manager this role is responsible for ensuring reliable secure and SLA-driven support across Cencoras multi-platform EDI ecosystem including Sterling B2B Integrator Axway B2Bi and Lightwell.
The ideal candidate will bring strong technical depth in EDI production support proven experience handling critical incidents and the ability to guide support teams through issue triage partner coordination and operational governance. This role will also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives process standardization partner onboarding support and operational reporting to improve overall service quality and resilience.
This is a lead support role requiring strong operational ownership cross-functional collaboration and willingness to support a 24x7 roster including nights weekends and holidays on a rotating basis.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
Service Operations Leadership
- Support the EDI Service Operations Manager in driving day-to-day production support and operational continuity for the EDI environment serving the US market.
- Help define implement and improve standard operating procedures runbooks escalation models and service support practices.
- Track team activities operational events and support metrics to ensure timely issue response and adherence to SLAs.
- Guide team members in monitoring triaging troubleshooting and resolving EDI production issues accurately and efficiently.
- Ensure effective shift handovers incident tracking and communication discipline across the support team.
Incident Management and Issue Resolution
- Lead and support investigation of production issues involving transaction failures delayed processing file delivery issues mapping-related problems connectivity issues and application-to-application integration failures.
- Coordinate issue resolution with internal technical teams external service providers and trading partners.
- Help manage high-priority incidents and ensure clear stakeholder communication status updates and escalation handling.
- Drive root cause analysis for recurring incidents and help implement corrective and preventive actions.
EDI Platform and Transaction Support
- Provide functional and technical support acrossIBM Sterling B2B Integrator Axway B2Bi and Lightwell B2B Frameworkenvironments.
- Monitor production EDI transaction processing and investigate failed or delayed inbound/outbound flows.
- Support business-critical transaction types and ensure timely receipt processing and delivery of EDI documents.
- Analyze transaction mapping workflow file transfer and partner communication issues across multiple platforms and environments.
- Assist with production validation and controlled support for partner onboarding setup changes and operational readiness activities.
Partner and Stakeholder Coordination
- Work closely with business users partners vendors and internal support teams to drive resolution of production issues.
- Coordinate with service providers and external trading partners to ensure delivery commitments and SLA expectations are met.
- Support onboarding activities by improving partner setup processes validation steps and supporting tools.
- Maintain strong communication with US stakeholders and business teams regarding production health issue progress and risks.
Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence
- Identify opportunities to improve support workflows tools reporting and team efficiency.
- Help define and refine monitoring rules alert handling processes and issue categorization standards.
- Contribute to documentation updates including SOPs troubleshooting guides escalation procedures and knowledge articles.
- Support process optimization initiatives for production support onboarding and service management practices.
- Collaborate with other EDI and integration teams on day-to-day support needs and project-related activities.
Educational Qualifications
- Bachelors degree in computer science Information Technology or a related discipline or equivalent relevant work experience.
Work Experience
- 10 years of experience inEDI / B2B integration implementation production support and service operations.
- Strong hands-on experience withIBM Sterling B2B Integratorand/orAxway B2Bi.
- Prior experience supportingAxway-based data exchange environmentsis strongly preferred.
- Experience withLightwell B2B Frameworkis preferred.
- Strong experience handling EDI formats includingANSI X12andEDIFACT.
- Experience troubleshootingSAP IDOCand related data or integration issues.
- Experience supporting and maintainingbusiness flows transaction routing partner connectivity and production issue resolutionin EDI ecosystems.
- Experience working in a24x7 production support modelwith shift-based operations and escalation ownership.
Skills and Knowledge
Behavioral Skills
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail
- Influence and impact
- Interpersonal communication
- Multitasking
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Team guidance and collaboration
- Ownership mindset
Technical Skills
- Strong understanding ofANSI X12andEDIFACTstandards.
- Solid understanding ofEDI production support processes support structures incident handling SLA management and ticketing tools such asServiceNow.
- Understanding of shared mailbox support operational queues and structured triage processes.
- Knowledge ofenterprise application integrationand production data flow dependencies.
- Experience analyzing and reportingtransaction failures file delivery failures and data exchange issues.
- Strong analytical troubleshooting communication and reasoning skills.
- Understanding ofEDI transactions B2B integrations business process development and mapping support.
- Working knowledge ofITX mappingconcepts is preferred.
Tools and Technology
- IBM Sterling B2B Integrator Dashboard and production support features.
- Axway B2Bi and Lightwell B2B Framework.
- Oracle Database.
- SQL Developer.
- ServiceNow or similar ticketing tools.
- Experience with monitoring reporting and operational support tools in a production environment.
Commitment
This role requires commitment to support a team operating in a 24x7 production workplace including early mornings day shifts night shifts weekends and holidays as part of a rotating schedule. The individual must be comfortable working in a high-availability support model and participating in major incident response when needed.
Why Join This Role
This is an excellent opportunity for a seasoned EDI professional to take on a lead support role in a complex high-impact healthcare integration environment. The role offers the chance to work across multiple EDI platforms engage with global stakeholders strengthen operational maturity and contribute directly to the reliability of critical business transactions supporting the US market.
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Bachelors degree in information technology computer science information systems engineering business administration or a related field or equivalent experience degree in information technology computer science information systems engineering business administration or a related field or equivalent experience preferred.6 years of experience in advanced cloud architecture infrastructure automation hybrid environment engineering or a related field Certified Solutions Architect - Professional Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert VMware Certified Design Expert (VCDX) or equivalent certification preferred.
What Cencora offers
Benefit offerings outside the US may vary by country and will be aligned to local market practice. The eligibility and effective date may differ for some benefits and for team members covered under collective bargaining agreements.
Full time
Affiliated Companies
Affiliated Companies: CENCORA BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Equal Employment Opportunity
Cencora is committed to providing equal employment opportunity without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity genetic information national origin age disability veteran status or membership in any other class protected by federal state or local law.
The companys continued success depends on the full and effective utilization of qualified individuals. Therefore harassment is prohibited and all matters related to recruiting training compensation benefits promotions and transfers comply with equal opportunity principles and are non-discriminatory.
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