EDI Expert
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Meet FRATCH Experts who have recently used EDI
Christian F.
Last position:
Freelance Interim Manager, Head of Operations & Service at DK Household Brands
- Stabilization of Customer Service, logistics and order processing during a transformation phase
- Management of the international warehouse relocation from Switzerland to Germany
- Optimization of processes and reduction of manual tasks in day-to-day operations
- Coordination of international stakeholders to ensure the timely implementation of strategic projects
Bruno P.
Last position:
Product Owner
Design and implementation of a „unified-commerce“ platform for SMEs to sell and deliver multi-product bundles
Achievements: On-time design, delivery and customer acceptance of a 100% functional, CPQ-based „buy flow“ process for configuring and selling multi-product bundles within the specified timeframe of 90 days. Successfully tested integration of various interface services for the areas of: customer search, enrichment of customer data, address validation, service qualification, phone number validation, credit check, appointment selection and Quote-to-Order Transition.
Responsibilities:
- Strategic goal implementation: Derivation and implementation of strategic customer goals (e.g. release content, business value).
- Backlog Management: Creation and elaboration of backlog items (Initiatives, Epics, User Stories, Defects) in close coordination with the project team and customer.
- Prioritisation & Releases: Responsibility for prioritising the Product Backlog and implementing defined release goals.
- Deliverable Tracking: Tracking work results on the supplier and customer sides.
- Roadmap & Release Planning: Development and implementation of roadmaps and release plans together with the customer.
- Scope Responsibility: Responsibility for the contractually agreed scope of services.
- Claim Management: Active claim and change management towards the customer.
- Team Coordination: Management and coordination of the development team.
- Use of Synergies: Use of synergies between customer projects and product development.
- Proposal Preparation: Preparation of proposals (with supervision) and presentations on site at customer and partner locations.
Skills: Development, communication and implementation of product visions; Product Backlog Management; Stakeholder Management; Regular reporting to management and Steering Committees; Requirements analysis & Engineering; Conducting and documenting workshops; Functional leadership and coordination of (distributed) project teams and external service providers; Epic Management; User Story specifications; Creation of Use Cases, support with software testing and User Acceptance Testing (UAT); Release Management and Sprint Planning; Design of TO-BE processes; Process optimisation; Planning, design and specification of interfaces to existing and new systems; Identification, assessment and management of project risks; Active claim and change management; Facilitation of Sprint Planning and Reviews; Data migration; Scrum; Kanban; REST API; JSON; XML; BPMN; UML; Jira; Confluence
Thomas L.
Last position:
Interim Finance Director - CFO Office, Liquidity & Performance Steering at PE-Owned Portfolio Company
Selected Mandate - PE-Owned Portfolio Company
CFO Office execution mandate with Transformation CFO scope after CFO transition. Reporting directly to the combined CEO/CFO role, with one individual holding both CEO and statutory CFO responsibility.
- Managing liquidity forecasting, cash management and short-term cash visibility; preparing investor and lender reporting.
- Stabilizing finance operations, reporting cadence and finance interfaces across HQ and subsidiaries.
- Providing extended finance leadership, people leadership and hiring support for the finance function.
- Supporting budgeting, forecasting, FP&A cadence and management reporting.
- Restoring finance cadence across liquidity, reporting, stakeholder communication and management decision support.
- Leading performance recovery support for a US subsidiary.
Tobias R.
Last position:
M&A IT Project Manager / Cross-functional Technical and Integration Manager at Sandoz AG
- Worked for several M&A projects (Eire, Sunshine C, Coral) in the role of IT project manager and cross-functional technical manager / integration manager.
- Preparation and maintenance of project charters, project change requests and project plans.
- Weekly project status report.
- Preparation of decision papers and steering committee slidedecks.
- Risk & issue management.
- Tracking and managing activities, dependencies and deliverables across all functional IT domains.
- Data migration (planning and execution).
Ali A.
Last position:
Founder & Architect at Independent AI R&D
- Fully on-premises LLM document-examination platform for a compliance-critical banking domain: agentic LangGraph pipeline with deterministic verification, every AI judgment structured and source-anchored; ~960 automated tests, zero data egress
- GPU throughput engineering (quantized serving, speculative decoding, prefix caching): 9.5x extraction speed-up, 500+ multi-document case files per day on a single A100
- AI-native EDI/EDIFACT integration platform (~116k LOC Java 25 / Spring Boot 4, 1,900+ tests): LLM-drafted partner mappings machine-verified before go-live (DFDL conformance, field-coverage checks, dry runs), ~99.5% byte match on real customer files — replacing weeks of manual mapping per partner
Michael L.
Last position:
Head of IT at Ruthmann Holdings GmbH
- Management of IT with 10 employees, including budget and personnel responsibility.
- Harmonization of the Navision systems in Germany, Switzerland and Austria.
- Connection of the ERP systems in Switzerland, Austria and Italy to the central Microsoft Power BI systems in Germany.
- Rollout of a new firewall at 10 locations in D, CH and A.
- Evaluation of a new DMS.
- Migration to Windows 10 / 11.
- Transformation of 9 countries into ONE Europe.
- Start of NIS2 implementation in 5 European countries.
Mario K.
Last position:
Interim Manager, Consultant and Employee
- ERP and process consulting/implementation (Navision / Business Central)
- (Ongoing) accounting, controlling, turnaround and consolidation
- Support with the preparation of all types of financial statements
- Process optimization for a furniture store chain during the implementation of Navision
- Investments and acquisitions including due diligence and subsequent ERP integrations (centralization or decentralization)
Alexander P.
Last position:
Senior Solution Architect at IT.NRW - The IT service provider of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
- Responsible for the solution architectures of the eGov solution "e-Akte" for KRITIS authorities of the state of NRW, tailored to the specific needs of the customers, as well as ensuring that these solutions can be operated efficiently and reliably
- Modeling the KRITIS IT architecture (cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity and development) using Archimate
- Ensuring IT governance, compliance, data protection, and the establishment of standards in line with the business strategy
- Managing service providers for the eAkte product nscale from Ceyonic
- EAM and LeanIX, documentation of IT systems, interfaces, technologies
- Solution architecture & stakeholder management, including business units & IT teams
Elisabeth S.
Last position:
Head Of IT at Schölly Fiberoptic GmbH
- Led IT with 12 employees during a period of group integration, filling 3 new positions
- Analyzed IT maturity and created transparency around risks, resources and project status
- Structured and prioritized the project portfolio (group integration, ERP, NIS2, IT security)
- Engaged external service providers to close capacity gaps and initiated additional projects
- Supported the implementation of Business Central and represented IT on steering committees
Peter S.
Last position:
SAP FI/CO/PSM Consulting at Federal authority
- SAP ERP/ECC, SAP S/4 Hana
- Analysis and documentation of SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSCD customizing
- Analysis, consulting and documentation of S/4 Hana apps for defining and executing statutory reports
- Clarification of the prerequisites for using S/4 Hana apps to define and execute statutory reports
- Analysis and documentation of customizing for in-house developments
- Consulting on the integration of SAP FI/CO as well as PSM, PSM-FM (Funds Management), Contract Accounts Receivable and Payable (PSCD)
- Consulting and documentation of customizing adjustments in SAP FI/CO, PSM, PSM-FM, PSCD when introducing new company codes and other organizational structures
- Consulting and documentation of necessary process adjustments
Michael K.
Last position:
Freelance Consultant at Tepo – Gebäudedienste GmbH
- Replacement and renewal of the existing client PCs with an upgrade to Windows 11 and mobile workstations with laptops and docking stations
- Introduction of Office365 with OneDrive use
- Introduction of e-invoicing with DATEV accounting software
- Revision of the standard office applications in daily use
- File storage in SharePoint instead of local data storage
- New authorization structure for users
- Use of Microsoft accounts to synchronize profiles
- Reorganization of the document scanning process with storage in SharePoint
- New backup concept in addition to the Microsoft cloud solution
- Introduction of new data structures: review and separation of data into active, inactive, private, business
- Simplification of processes
- Increased data security and improved security
- Permanent data availability at all internal and external workplaces
Kai P.
Last position:
Oracle Project Management and DBA at Scope Solutions AG
- Installation, maintenance and regular upgrade of the DB systems with 19x
- Use of OPatch and RU 19.27 on RHEL 8x, SLES 15.x and Windows
- DBA for DACH and European customers in production and last test environments (e.g. Konrad Adenauer) as well as others in CDB
- Processes via Confluence
- Support in operations for customers SR via Metalink
Fabian C.
Last position:
Senior GIS Developer at Transport & Logistics
Development of a route planner for incident communication.
- Development of the REST API
- Set up a patch system for maintaining the routing graph
- Expansion of the testing infrastructure
- Performance and memory optimization (JMeter, JFR)
Technologies: Java 21, Spring Boot, JGraphT, Flyway, MapStruct, Caffeine, ShedLock, JMeter, Kubernetes, JFR
Timo D.
Last position:
External Consultant for E-Commerce and Online Shops at Wörner Medizinprodukte und Logistik GmbH
- Project leadership for the relaunch of the B2B online shop based on SAP Commerce (previously Shopware 5)
- Coordination of internal and external resources
- Stakeholder management and requirements management
- Support with the functional design of features
- Preparation of project reports and execution of SteerCo meetings
- Leadership and moderation of regular meetings and coordination sessions
- Consulting on the company’s E-Commerce strategy
- Sparring partner for the Head of E-Commerce
Beata B.
Last position:
Supplier and Capacity Manager at Mercedes-Benz AG
Responsibility for capacity planning and ensuring supply readiness in series production and new launch projects
Steering and coordinating suppliers, plants, and internal departments to ensure production supply
Conducting more than 15 supplier assessments, audits, and on-site visits in cooperation with Quality, Engineering, and Purchasing
Leading 6 logistics audits as audit lead, including technical guidance and development of team members
Leading cross-functional vehicle projects including risk, escalation, and stakeholder management at management level
on parental leave 02.2024 - 05.2025
- 10.2022 via Venitec GmbH
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Statistics of experts using EDI
Aggregated from the professional profiles of matched freelancers.
Experience
25 years
Position duration
2.4 years
Positions per freelancer
17
Top business areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Operations
Top industries
Information Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services
Certification focus areas
Information Technology, Project Management, Product Development
Bachelor's degree or higher
82%
Master's degree or higher
47%
Doctorate
7%
Certifications per freelancer
3
Most common languages
German, English, Spanish
Speak two or more languages
99%
Based on our profile pool as of 16 Oct 2026.
Daily rate distribution
The chart shows how the daily rates of experts in this technology are distributed, based on recent contracts on our platform. Each bar covers a rate range — its height shows the share of experts charging within that range.
Average rates of experts using EDI
Rates are based on recent contracts and do not include FRATCH margin.
The average daily rate is the mean of all daily rates from recent contracts of comparable freelancers on our platform.
The median daily rate is the middle value of all daily rates — half of comparable freelancers charge less, half charge more. Unlike the average, it is barely affected by outliers.
Calculated based on our freelancers’ daily rates as of 16 Oct 2026. Actual rates may vary depending on seniority level, experience, skill specialization, project complexity, and engagement length.
EDI experts industry focus
See which industries our matched freelancers work in most often — every figure is calculated live from the freelancers on FRATCH.
- Information Technology (84%)
- Manufacturing (60%)
- Professional Services (58%)
- Retail (49%)
- Automotive (45%)
- Transportation (45%)
- Banking and Finance (40%)
- Healthcare (36%)
Please note that freelancers can work across multiple industries, so percentages overlap.
About the technology
What EDI does
EDI, or Electronic Data Interchange, lets companies exchange structured business documents directly between systems. Purchase orders, order confirmations, advance shipping notices, invoices and inventory updates move in agreed formats without manual rekeying. It supports repeatable, traceable transactions across complex supply chains.
Formats and standards
EDI work depends on the standards used by each industry and trading partner. Common formats include ANSI X12, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS and industry-specific subsets. Strong specialists understand envelopes, segments, loops, validation rules, code lists and partner implementation guides rather than treating every document as a generic file.
Integration ecosystem
EDI rarely operates alone. Professionals connect translators and gateways with ERP, warehouse, transport, procurement and order-management systems. They may work with APIs, AS2, SFTP, VAN services, XML, JSON, message queues and middleware, while handling mapping, acknowledgements, monitoring and secure certificate exchange.
Typical project work
- Map partner documents to ERP, WMS or logistics data models
- Onboard trading partners and test implementation guides
- Automate purchase orders, invoices and shipping messages
- Investigate rejected, delayed or duplicated transactions
- Document mappings, controls and support procedures
Projects often include migration from legacy translators, consolidation of partner connections or a move toward hybrid EDI and API integrations. Delivery must preserve business rules while improving visibility and supportability.
When companies need expertise
Companies bring in freelance EDI specialists during partner onboarding, acquisitions, ERP replacements and supply-chain changes. They also need help when failed transactions create manual work, when internal knowledge is concentrated in one person, or when a growing partner network requires consistent governance. Clear scope, sample documents and access to test environments make remote collaboration effective; on-site workshops can help with complex process discovery.
What strong specialists bring
A capable EDI professional combines standards knowledge with practical integration discipline. They can read a partner guide, trace a transaction across systems, explain failures in business terms and create tests for valid and invalid cases. Look for experience with the relevant industry flows, security controls, acknowledgements, monitoring and operational handover. The best fit also communicates clearly with procurement, logistics, finance and technical teams.
Frequently asked questions
Before you brief your next project: the most common questions about EDI.
EDI is used to exchange structured business documents between companies without manual data entry. Typical flows include purchase orders, invoices, shipping notices, inventory updates and order confirmations.
EDI is built around structured document exchanges and established trading-partner agreements, while APIs usually support direct, request-based access to services or data. Many companies use both: EDI for established supply-chain transactions and APIs for real-time applications or customer-facing processes.
A strong EDI specialist may work with ANSI X12, EDIFACT, TRADACOMS and industry-specific subsets. The right experience depends on your partners, regions, translator and document types, so the relevant implementation guides matter more than a broad list of standards.
EDI work often requires knowledge of ERP, WMS, TMS or procurement systems, plus XML, JSON, APIs, SQL and message queues. Secure transport such as AS2 and SFTP, certificate management, monitoring and data-quality controls are also useful.
The required depth depends on the scope. A simple partner connection may need focused mapping and testing skills, while a migration, multi-system rollout or troubled production environment calls for an EDI professional who can own design, troubleshooting, governance and handover.
EDI projects can often be delivered remotely through shared documentation, secure access, test files and scheduled partner sessions. On-site work may be useful for process discovery, warehouse coordination or workshops involving several business teams.
Ask the EDI specialist to explain mapping decisions, validation rules, acknowledgements and failure handling using representative documents. Quality also means repeatable tests, useful monitoring, secure transport, clear documentation and a practical support process.
EDI transactions commonly fail because of incorrect mappings, missing partner codes, invalid segments, certificate issues, transport outages or changes to an implementation guide. A reliable specialist traces the message across each handoff, identifies the business impact and prevents recurrence with tests and alerts.
The average hourly rate of freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects is 104 €, which corresponds to a daily rate of about 829 € based on an 8-hour working day.
Of the freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects, 82% hold at least a Bachelor's degree, 47% hold at least a Master's degree, and 7% hold a doctorate.
On average, freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects have 25 years of professional experience, with a single engagement typically lasting around 2.4 years.
The most common languages among freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects are German (100%), English (97%), and Spanish (20%).
The most common industries among freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects are Information Technology (84%), Manufacturing (60%), and Professional Services (58%).
The most common business areas among freelancers who have used EDI in their recent projects are Information Technology (96%), Project Management (75%), and Operations (64%).
Main locations of FRATCH Experts, who have recently used EDI
Our freelancers and interim experts are at home all over Germany — available on-site in Berlin, Hamburg, Munich and every major business hub, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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Berlin Hamburg Munich Cologne Frankfurt Stuttgart Dusseldorf Leipzig Dortmund Essen Bremen Dresden Hanover Nuremberg In Austria our freelancers and interim experts support companies from Vienna to Graz — on-site where your project needs them, or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
Vienna Graz Across Switzerland our specialists are active in Zurich, Geneva, Basel and Bern — working on-site or fully remote. Choose a city to discover matched specialists, local market insights and up-to-date availability.
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