EDI Integration Lead

The Compleat Food Group; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A fast-growing food group in the UK is seeking an experienced EDI Integration Lead to shape their EDI strategy. This hybrid role requires over 10 years of EDI experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to build relationships with diverse stakeholders. The ideal candidate will implement and enhance EDI solutions, ensuring compliance and governance. With an exciting growth trajectory, this position offers a competitive salary and great benefits.

Benefits

Car allowance

Competitive salary

Qualifications

• 10+ years’ experience in an EDI‑centric role.
• Experience with key EDI standards such as EDIFACT and Tradacoms.
• Experience working within the FMCG sector is highly desirable.

Responsibilities

• Lead and shape the Group’s EDI strategy.
• Design, implement, and enhance EDI solutions.
• Lead integration projects with customers, suppliers, and partners.

Skills

Analytical skills

Troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

Leadership experience

Relationship-building skills

Tools

EDIFACT

Tradacoms

Job description

Job Advert

EDI Integration Lead – Hybrid – Salary: £55,000–£60,000 + Car Allowance

Join a Fast-Growing, Forward-Thinking Food Group

The Compleat Food Group is on an exciting growth journey, and we’re looking for an experienced EDI Integration Lead to drive and own our Group‑wide EDI Integration strategy. This role is pivotal to ensuring the stability, efficiency, and future scalability of our integration landscape.

As the Group’s EDI expert, you’ll partner with key stakeholders, strategic EDI providers, and multiple ERP platforms to deliver resilient, future‑proof solutions. If you enjoy leading integration initiatives, influencing strategy, and bringing structure to a complex environment, we’d love to hear from you.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and shape the Group’s EDI strategy, ensuring it is scalable, robust, and aligned to future business needs.
• Design, implement, and enhance EDI solutions across multiple ERP systems in collaboration with integration partners.
• Lead integration projects with customers, suppliers, and 3PL partners.
• Work with business stakeholders and technical teams to gather requirements and deliver solutions on time and to a high standard.
• Support the Platforms team in onboarding new trading partners, defining communication protocols and data standards.
• Build and maintain strong partner relationships, ensuring adherence to SLAs and data quality metrics.
• Establish and uphold EDI governance, standards, and best practices across the organisation.
• Ensure compliance with all data security, privacy, and industry regulations.
• Act as a mentor and trusted advisor within the Platforms Team, sharing expertise and strengthening internal capability.

What You’ll Bring

• 10+ years’ experience in an EDI‑centric role.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with key EDI standards such as EDIFACT and Tradacoms.
• A deep understanding of order‑to‑cash, supply chain, and other EDI‑driven business processes.
• Excellent communication and relationship‑building skills across technical and non‑technical groups.
• Proven people leadership and mentoring experience.
• Experience working within the FMCG sector is highly desirable.

About The Compleat Food Group

At The Compleat Food Group, we’re proud to be a food business built on purpose and passion. Formed in 2021, we’re on a mission to create Food to Feel Good – great quality, tasty and affordable food that people love to eat.

We’re home to some of the UK’s most exciting and loved food brands, including Wall’s Pastry, Pork Farms, Wrights, The Real Yorkshire Pudding Co., unearthed, Vadasz, Squeaky Bean, Palace Culture, and Harvey & Brockless. Alongside our branded portfolio, we’re a leading supplier of delicious own‑label pastry, sweet bakery, party food, olives and antipasti, added‑value egg products, continental meats, dips and sauces and plant‑based food to the UK’s major retailers, as well as across foodservice.

With over 6,000 talented colleagues across 17 sites, and an annual turnover of £1.3bn, we’re united by a shared ambition to shape the future of food for the better.

We are backed by European private equity firm PAI Partners.

Apply now or get in touch for more details.