EDI & Report Developer

Your role in a nutshell…

As EDI and Report Developer / Specialist, you will have broad experience including the design and development of EDI interfaces and customer reports as well as a willingness to work with both internal business leaders and external customers. A true focus on the customer and delivering what they are looking for is key in this role ensuring a seamless link between third-party systems and the Mandata Group TMS solutions.

Your responsibilities…

• Taking ownership of Development solutions allocated to you, from inception right through
  to delivery, maintenance and decommissioning.
• Collaborate with customers to understand and develop solutions that align with their needs.
• Developing high-quality code for all solutions.
• Ensuring that the Development policies are followed at all times when putting together solutions and also ensuring compliance with all other company policies.
• Familiarisation with existing code and platforms and then take ownership of them, applying the same standards to the effectiveness of these solutions as the ones you have personally developed.
• Supporting the operation as required, performing bug fixes, enhancements etc. and providing timely and good quality maintenance.
• Being responsible for all phases of the EDI software Development lifecycle.
• Responsible for the creation and amendment of customer reports.
• Provide 3rd line support where required. When an issue cannot be resolved by both 1st Line (Service Desk) and 2nd Line (Applications Support).
• Managing your time and prioritising work to ensure that deadlines are met and all projects you are involved in are supported to the required standards.
• Under special circumstances, you may be required to perform support cover on evenings and/or weekends in response to the needs of the systems being developed.

Knowledge and expertise that matter most for this role:

• Excellent communication skills essential, as is the ability to communicate clearly with both business and technical stakeholders.
• Structured way of working and methodical, collaborative approach.
• Appreciation of project management procedures.

Desired experience, but not essential:

• Message standards – EDIFACT / XML / IDOC / X12.
• Communication protocols – AS2 / HTTP / SFTP / FTPs / VAN (GXS) / Web services.
• MS SQL
• Experience with a report writing tool such as Report Builder, Crystal Reports, or similar.
• Experience working with a scripting language.

Your personal attributes – we need someone who:

• Has a proven ability to deliver, maintain and decommission Development solutions.
• Takes a structured approach that enables you to work on several solutions at any one time and prioritise work as appropriate.
• Has the attention to detail needed to ensure that all solutions are effective and also compliant with policy.
• Has a ‘Can Do’ attitude with a track record of overcoming problems and finding solutions to issues as they crop up.

Company benefits:

• Hybrid working
• Healthcare cash plan
• Birthday day off
• Electric vehicle salary sacrifice scheme
• Paid volunteering leave
• Tech/home salary sacrifice scheme
• Enhanced family leave policies
• Company and personal bonus scheme
• Employee share scheme
• 25 days holidays plus bank holidays (increases with length of service)
• Life assurance cover
• Free will writing service
• Company sick pay entitlement (length of service dependent)
• Cycle-to-Work scheme
• Employee assistance programme

Here at Mandata we take pride in our teams, we are proud of our culture and understand the importance of getting the best people on board and encouraging successful careers with us.  If you feel this role could be the right one for you, please get in touch, we’d love to hear from you!

How to apply

Before you apply, please be sure to read the job description thoroughly – and match your CV to the required skills. If you feel like you would be the right person for the role, you can apply directly by completing the form on this page. We do experience high levels of interest, we aim to respond to every single individual however sometimes you may experience a delay.