Transportation EDI Integration Project Manager

Transportation EDI Integration Project Manager Duration: 6-12+ Months Contract. Location: Austin, Texas (5D Onsite). Must Have Skills 5+ years of experience in transportation, supply chain systems, or logistics technology. Direct experience working on carrier EDI and API integrations. Strong understanding of common transportation data flows and message types. Good To Have Skills Hands-on knowledge of transportation operations, including how planners and execution teams use TMS inputs and outputs. Key Responsibilities Carrier Integration Delivery (EDI/API) and Electronic Document Exchange. Lead onboarding for common transportation messages, such as load tender (204/300/API tender), shipment status and key data elements (214/240/315), appointment scheduling (when applicable), freight invoice (110/210/310), and other EDI and API messages as needed. Ensure data mapping aligns with Blue Yonder TMS structures and operational workflows. Lead electronic document exchange integration (transmit, receive, and store documents in Centralized Document Repository). Plan and coordinate unit testing, end-to-end testing, and operational validation with carriers. Proactively escalated risks and delays with impact-based recommendations. Partner closely with transportation planners, execution teams, and freight pay/audit to confirm integrations solve real operational problems. Ensure carriers are onboarded in a way that supports timely tendering and acceptance, accurate shipment visibility, reduced manual work and exceptions, clean billing and dispute reduction. Develop and execute cutover strategies that minimize disruption to daily shipping. Work with Logistics Analytics team to develop and track onboarding metrics such as carrier compliance, cycle time, go-live success rate, and post go-live defects. Identify opportunities to standardize carrier integrations and reduce custom work. Support future TMS enhancements, carrier expansions, or regional rollouts. Required Qualifications 5+ years of experience in transportation, supply chain systems, or logistics technology. Direct experience working on carrier EDI and API integrations. Strong understanding of common transportation data flows and message types. Proven ability to manage cross-functional teams and external partners without direct authority. Preferred Qualifications Hands‑on knowledge of transportation operations, including how planners and execution teams use TMS inputs and outputs. Experience working with or implementing Blue Yonder TMS. Experience onboarding dozens of carriers across multiple modes domestically and internationally. Experience supporting TMS implementations, upgrades, or large transportation transformations. Experience with electronic document transmission to and receipt from logistics providers. Core Skills & Competencies Execution focus: drive work to completion, not just meetings and status decks. Operational credibility: demonstrate trust with stakeholders with proven knowledge and experience. Structured thinking: bring order to messy carrier onboarding reality. Clear communication: translate between IT, carriers, and business without noise. Risk-based decision making: know when good enough to go live is better than perfect. Project Management Skills Develop and manage project plan; report out status and escalates as required to keep project on track. Tools & Technologies (Typical) EDI / API Blue Yonder TMS Excel / Smartsheet Collaboration tools (Teams, SharePoint, Confluence) #J-18808-Ljbffr Cardinal Integrated