Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Analyst

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Manchester

Contract, Full time

Job description

Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) Analyst
£26,500 - £30,500 plus great benefits (Work Level 6B)
Manchester city centre, in this role you'll be working in a hybrid way splitting your time between home and the office (find out more about our hybrid working policy at colleagues.coop.co.uk/hybrid-working-policy).

12-month secondment / fixed term contract

We're looking for an Electronic Data Interchange Analyst to join the Source to Pay team within our wider Co-op Business Services (CBS) organisation. CBS is made up of a number of diverse teams dedicated to delivering high-quality, reliable and cost-effective business services across our Co-op. You'll play a key role in helping CBS to support and realise our group vision of 'co-operating to build more value for member-owners every day'.

In this role, you'll manage all aspects of Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) processing, using your experience to onboard new suppliers and support with continuous live EDI traffic. We'll look to you to report and resolve any issues and make sure all orders, delivery notes, invoices and credits are being processed correctly. If you're confident working in a fast-paced environment and have the passion for continuous improvement that we're after, then we can offer you a unique opportunity to develop your career.

What you'll do

Manage and co-ordinate inbound processing for EDI enabled suppliers (production and development) making sure that all transactions are received into the Co-op Network efficiently and on time

Supervise traffic through the SNC (Supplier Network Collaboration) system and troubleshoot any issues whilst collaborating closely with external suppliers, Commercial Supply Chain and Optimisation Centre teams, tracking issues through to full resolution

Handle the effective onward processing of invoices through SNC, working cross functionally to resolve issues in line with GSCOP regulations

Act as the subject matter expert and point of contact

Regularly interact with internal partners, reporting key performance measures to identify areas of improvement

Review, plan and develop best practice, systems, processes and procedures to allow continued improvement that meets the needs of the business

Build great relationships with colleagues and managers, making sure that high-quality service is provided at all times

This role would suit people who have

A confident manner; you'll be representing the source to pay and EDI team across the business and with external partners

Excellent written and verbal communications skills; you'll be managing a wide-ranging supplier, customer and product portfolio

An intermediate level of Microsoft Excel Skills and a knowledge and understanding of EDI messaging protocol and systems

The ability to work across multiple different trading businesses and systems, processing and interpreting large volume and complexity data

Prioritisation and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work within a fast-paced environment

Why Co-op?

If you have the skills that we need, we can offer you a competitive salary and great benefits package which includes 30% off Co-op branded products in our food stores (as well as other discounts on Co-op products and services).

• An annual bonus (based on personal and business performance)
• 28 days holiday (rising to 32 with service) plus bank holidays
• A pension with up to 10% employer contributions
• Access to a subsidised onsite gym (at our Manchester HQ)
• Coaching and training to support your career development
• Wagestream app - giving you access to a percentage of your pay as you earn

At Co-op, we're proud to do things a different way. As one of the world's largest co-operatives, owned by millions of members, community is at the heart of what we do. Since our Co-op was founded in 1844, we've had a clear social purpose, and everything we do as a business helps to build a fairer world for our members, customers, colleagues, and communities.

Building a diverse environment

We're actively building diverse teams and we welcome applications from everyone. If you have a disability, we can make reasonable adjustments to our recruitment process according to your needs. We're also part of the Disability Confident scheme, meaning we'll always offer an interview to disabled candidates who apply through the scheme if they meet the minimum criteria for a job.

We'll ask whether you'd like to be considered under the Disability Confident scheme when you apply.
If we invite you to take part in the recruitment process for any of our jobs, we'll ask you if you need any reasonable adjustments to enable you to participate.

You can find out more about our recruitment process at jobs.coop.co.uk/apply-process

You can find out more about the Disability Confident scheme and all our commitments to diversity and inclusion at colleagues.coop.co.uk/diversity-inclusion-and-wellbeing

Please note that we may close applications for this role early.

As part of your application, you'll need to complete an online assessment. This assessment typically takes between 45-60 minutes.

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