EDI Lead

Delaney & Bourton; England; On-site; GBP 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Pension

Paid time off

Job summary

Delaney & Bourton in the United Kingdom seeks an EDI Technical Lead to own EDI services, lead a three-person team, and drive the move to a centralised, third-party platform. You will manage customer and supplier onboarding, coordinate testing, and deliver scalable integration solutions.

This hands-on leadership role combines technical delivery, stakeholder management and process improvement, within an international business that values growth and career development.

Qualifications

• Experience implementing, supporting and maintaining EDI solutions.
• Knowledge of EDI standards and ANSI.
• Experience with SFTP, FTP over VPN and FTPS.
• Senior or lead-level role with people management.
• Knowledge of APIs and bespoke integrations.
• Experience documenting technical solutions and coordinating tests.
• Understanding of IT project lifecycles and continuous improvement.
• Customer, supplier and stakeholder engagement in a B2B environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of three, providing technical direction and delivery support.
• Oversee EDI services implementation, maintenance and support.
• Drive migration to a centralised, third-party integration platform.
• Own integration relationships from discussions to go-live.
• Design and configure integration solutions and coordinate testing.
• Document processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency.
• Collaborate across technical and business stakeholders to deliver projects.

Skills

Team Leadership

EDI Experience

Stakeholder Management

APIs & Integrations

IT Project Lifecycle

Test Data Coordination

B2B EDI

Tools

SFTP

FTP over VPN

FTPS

Job description

Suited to Senior EDI Analyst, EDI Lead, or EDI Managers

EDI | B2B Integrations | Team Leadership | Transformation

Fancy taking ownership of an EDI function, leading a team of three, and helping shape the future of integrations for a major business?

I'm working on an opportunity with an established, international electrical wholesaler that's investing in the future of its integration landscape. They're looking for an EDI Technical Lead to take ownership of existing EDI services, lead customer and supplier implementations, and play a key role in moving towards a centralised, third-party integration platform.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity combining technical delivery, stakeholder management and team leadership. You'll help keep critical business integrations running while driving the transition to a more scalable model.

What will you be doing?

• Team Leadership: Lead a team of three, providing technical direction, supporting delivery and helping develop the team's capabilities.
• EDI & Integrations: Oversee the implementation, maintenance and support of EDI services, ensuring reliable data exchange between the business, its customers and suppliers.
• Transformation: Play a key role in migrating internally managed EDI integrations to a centralised, third-party platform.
• Customer & Supplier Onboarding: Take ownership of integration relationships, understanding requirements and guiding partners through implementation from initial discussions to go-live.
• Technical Delivery: Design and configure integration solutions, prepare test data, coordinate testing and troubleshoot issues across multiple platforms.
• Continuous Improvement: Assess the existing integration landscape, document technical processes and identify opportunities to improve efficiency, reliability and scalability.
• Stakeholder Management: Work across technical teams, business stakeholders, customers, suppliers and external providers to deliver successful integration projects.

What are we looking for?

Someone with strong EDI experience who can combine technical expertise with the ability to lead people, manage priorities and deliver successful implementations.

You'll ideally bring:

• Experience implementing, supporting and maintaining EDI solutions.
• Knowledge of EDI standards and transactions, including ANSI.
• Experience with SFTP, FTP over VPN and FTPS.
• Experience in a senior or lead-level role, ideally with people management responsibility.
• Knowledge of APIs, bespoke integrations and moving data between different platforms.
• Experience documenting technical solutions, managing test data and coordinating integration testing.
• An understanding of IT project lifecycles, business processes and continuous improvement.
• Confidence working with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders in a B2B environment.
• Join an established international business with a strong track record of growth and opportunities for career development.
• Access a benefits package including healthcare, pension and paid time off.

If you're an experienced EDI professional ready to step into a leadership role, or an existing EDI Lead looking for a fresh challenge with a genuine transformation agenda, I'd be keen to speak.