What are the responsibilities and job description for the EDI Coordinator position at Western Express?
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Company Overview: Western Express, Inc is a leading asset-based trucking company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. With terminals and facilities across the United States, we specialize in providing exceptional transportation services to our customers.
Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced EDI Coordinator to join our team. The primary responsibility of this role is to manage Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) data with external customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of EDI processes, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Due to the collaborative nature of the work environment, the spontaneous need for idea generation and execution, and the potential for expedited remediations, responses, or information gathering, in-person, in-office attendance is an essential function of this position.
Western Express, Inc. is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act or other similar state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Western. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
I understand, where permissible under applicable federal, state, and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment drug test after receiving a conditional offer of employment. Upon employment, employees may be required to have their picture taken.
Company Overview: Western Express, Inc is a leading asset-based trucking company headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee. With terminals and facilities across the United States, we specialize in providing exceptional transportation services to our customers.
Position Overview: We are seeking an experienced EDI Coordinator to join our team. The primary responsibility of this role is to manage Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) data with external customers. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of EDI processes, excellent problem-solving skills, and the ability to collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Edit and manage customer EDI profiles
- Manage operations, billing, and brokerage on EDI related issues.
- Prepare inbound and outbound EDI data to prevent errors.
- Resend transaction types (e.g., 204’s, 990’s, 210’s, 997’s) when necessary for customers.
- Analyze daily EDI error reports and perform necessary reparations.
- Analyze new EDI requests for design changes.
- Collaborate with external vendors such as TMW and Intelek to address EDI software issues and setups.
- Work with in-house development to execute modifications for repairing inbound and outbound EDI data.
- Manage and maintain visibility of loads with internal Western Express CSR department.
- Analyze and address internal missing miles reports.
- Set up internal city codes for TMW/ICC database.
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- Bachelor's Degree preferred.
- Minimum two years of experience in information technology or technical support
- Detailed familiarity with EDI, transaction types, workflow, and resolutions
- Working knowledge of TMW/ICC system and support
- Ability to work with internal and external personnel in a calm, professional manner.
Due to the collaborative nature of the work environment, the spontaneous need for idea generation and execution, and the potential for expedited remediations, responses, or information gathering, in-person, in-office attendance is an essential function of this position.
Western Express, Inc. is committed to a policy of Equal Employment Opportunity and will not discriminate against an applicant or employee based on race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. The information collected by this application is solely to determine suitability for employment, verify identity, and maintain employment statistics on applicants.
Applicants with disabilities may be entitled to reasonable accommodation under the terms of the Americans with Disabilities Act or other similar state or local laws. A reasonable accommodation is a change in the way things are normally done which will ensure an equal employment opportunity without imposing undue hardship on Western. Please inform the company's personnel representative if you need assistance completing this application or to otherwise participate in the application process.
I understand, where permissible under applicable federal, state, and local law, I may be subject to a pre-employment drug test after receiving a conditional offer of employment. Upon employment, employees may be required to have their picture taken.
