Lead EDI Service Operations New

NetVerks Inc.; Pune District; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

Cencora is seeking an experienced Lead for the EDI Service Operations to oversee production EDI operations for the US market. The role reports to the EDI Service Operations Manager and requires ownership of incident management, performance, and continuous improvement across IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Axway B2Bi, and Lightwell.

The ideal candidate brings strong EDI production support experience, incident handling, and the ability to guide teams through triage, partner coordination, and

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support production EDI operations for the US market, ensuring reliability, security and SLA adherence.
• Define and improve SOPs, runbooks, escalation models and service support practices.
• Monitor incidents, triage, and coordinate resolutions with internal teams and trading partners.
• Drive root-cause analyses and preventive actions for recurring issues.
• Support 24x7 roster including nights, weekends, and holidays on a rotating basis.

Skills

Leadership

Incident management

Stakeholder comms

24x7 support

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT

Tools

IBM Sterling B2B Integrator

Axway B2Bi

Lightwell B2B Framework

Job description

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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 Cencora’s 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 across IBM Sterling B2B Integrator, Axway B2Bi, and Lightwell B2B Framework environments.
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, Information Technology, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant work experience.

Work Experience

• 10+ years of experience in EDI / B2B integration implementation, production support, and service operations.
• Strong hands-on experience with IBM Sterling B2B Integrator and/or Axway B2Bi.
• Prior experience supporting Axway-based data exchange environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience with Lightwell B2B Framework is preferred.
• Strong experience handling EDI formats including ANSI X12 and EDIFACT.
• Experience troubleshooting SAP IDOC and related data or integration issues.
• Experience supporting and maintaining business flows, transaction routing, partner connectivity, and production issue resolution in EDI ecosystems.
• Experience working in a 24x7 production support model with shift-based operations and escalation ownership.

Behavioral Skills

• Critical thinking