IT Programmer (SQL/EDI) - 12months contract

Sofina Foods Inc; Brampton; On-site; CAD 64,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sofina Foods Inc. is seeking an IT Programmer (SQL/EDI) to design, integrate, and optimize high-volume EDI information exchanges with trading partners.

This role delivers seamless EDI communications through system integration, debugging, and documentation to support receivables and invoicing cycles. Reporting to the Director, ERP Solutions, you will develop new EDI integrations, monitor existing systems, and collaborate across teams to implement upgrades while ensuring minimal disruption to

Qualifications

• Minimum of five years of functional experience including development and implementation of functional and technical specifications for applications.
• Experience in customer service with a focus on process excellence and data quality.
• SDLC expertise across design, development, testing and deployment.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to convey technical information to diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Develop new EDI integrations to enable Sofina's business growth, ensuring solutions are optimized for internal execution and meeting customer requirements.
• Monitor and maintain existing EDI systems and integration components [APIs] in accordance with established dates and timeframes while ensuring secure, efficient data transmissions compliant with industry standards.
• Continuously improve EDI integrations to reduce errors and monitor performance, raising and resolving exceptions effectively.
• Present potential solutions to the Director, ERP Solutions, ensuring all technical and end-user aspects have been considered.
• Troubleshoot and resolve process issues, documenting root cause and resolution in Sofina’s Service Desk system.
• Create and maintain clear, end-user documentation for ERP/EDI troubleshooting and processes.
• Coordinate with ERP team members to implement production deployments with minimal disruption to business continuity.
• Collaborate with EDI stakeholders to onboard partners, test integrations, and coordinate upgrades and issue resolution.

Skills

Communication skills

SDLC

Data quality

Customer service

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, IT, or related field

Tools

AS/400

RPG/400 (ILE RPG)

Free Format RPG

CL

Job description

Position Summary:

Reporting to the Director, ERP Solutions, the IT Programmer (SQL/EDI). designs, integrates and optimizes the vital exchange of EDI information with Sofina's trading partners. These high-volume EDI integrations directly impact Sofina performance as their timely interchange drive the receiving of customer PO's, issuance of invoices and related receivables. The IT Programmer (SQL/EDI) is responsible for delivering seamless EDI communications through successful system integration, debugging issues, and maintaining specification documentation

Key Accountabilities:

1. Develop new EDI integrations to enable Sofina's business growth, ensuring solutions are optimized for internal execution and meeting customer requirements.
2. Monitor and maintain existing EDI systems and integration components [APIs] in accordance with established dates and timeframes while ensuring secure, efficient data transmissions compliant with industry standards.
3. Continuously improve EDI integrations to reduce errors that may impact the business. Develop solutions that monitor EDI performance and raise exceptions that can be resolved effectively.
4. With a corporate-wide mindset, present potential solutions to the Director, ERP Solutions, ensuring all technical and end-user aspects have been considered
5. Troubleshoot and resolve process issues, recording root cause investigation, outcome and resolution via Sofina’s Service Desk software.
6. Create and maintain clear and concise documentation for end user processes and ERP/EDI troubleshooting support.
7. Gain acceptance from all ERP team members to identify the optimal time to implement solutions into the production environment, ensuring minimal disruption to business continuity.
8. Collaborate with EDI stakeholders to identify and implement continuous improvements that meet Sofina’s organizational goals. This will include using Sofina’s test environment to onboard partners, debug code, coordinate testing, implement upgrades, and issue resolution.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, IT, or a related field

• Minimum of five (5) years of functional experience including development and implementation of functional and technical specifications for applications
• Prior experience in customer service skills with a focus on process excellence and data quality.

• Expertise in at least one high-level computing language. AS/400, RPG/400 (ILE RPG), Free Format RPG, and CL experience are considered an asset.
• Proven experience in solution documentation and version control.
• Expertise in all aspects of Systems Development Life Cycle [SDLC] required
• Must have excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to effectively communicate technical information to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Hiring Range: CAD $64,393 - $90,082

Please note that the expected hiring range provided is derived from a group of like roles within Sofina. The final offer amount for this role will be dependent on geographical region, applicable experience, skillset of the candidate and internal equity.

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