Job Description

About Our Company

Lids Sports Group, operating within Lids Holdings, Inc. is the largest licensed sports retailer in North America, selling fan and fashion-oriented headwear and apparel across North America, Europe, and Australia. Operating out of Indianapolis, IN, Lids retail stores and affiliated concepts offer officially licensed headwear from collegiate teams and major professional sports teams, as well as branded headwear and other specialty fashion categories in the latest styles and trends in over 1,200 locations and counting. Lids is currently in growth mode with the goal to open a significant number of stores, both domestically and internationally, as well as with the goal to help grow Lids to be the largest brick-and-mortar licensed sports retailer globally.

General Position Summary

Work in a fast-paced environment for a major specialty retail company. This position will be required to oversee various projects involving EDI programs, maintaining communications for production using EDI tools and ensuring smooth transitions when changes or maintenance are required.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

· Work with EDI team to manage the EDI process between internal and external stakeholders and trading partners utilizing OpenText services.

· Manages onboarding new vendors to ensure business requirements are understood.

· Regular status reporting of projects and recurring issues for internal reviews with multiple departments.

· Collaborates with internal departments on EDI related matters.

· Work with SpecBuilder to generate and maintain EDI Specifications.

· Work closely with multiple Lids departments for varying projects and tasks.

· Monitors, analyzes, and identifies EDI issues with OpenText by utilizing daily reports and portals.

· Work directly with National and International trading partners.

Job Required Knowledge & Skills

· Bachelor’s degree or higher in business or related field, and/or equivalent experience.

· Minimum 5 years of experience with EDI processes/applications is required.

· Experience with Microsoft Dynamics D365 or similar ERP system is strongly preferred.

· Experience with OpenText or other managed services providers is strongly preferred.

· Experience with Retail, Wholesales, Apparel, and Transportation EDI systems is preferred.

· Experience with EDIFECs SpecBuilder is preferred.

· GXS UPC catalog knowledge is a plus.

· High degree of proficiency in MS Excel, Outlook, and Internet applications.

· Excellent organizational, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills.

· Ability to work independently as well as within a group atmosphere is required.

· Strong, professional, and effective verbal and written communication skills.

· Additional experience in compliance, supply chain, process improvement, and business analytics is a plus.

· Experience with CLEO MFT products is preferred.

· Ability to foster a positive and motivating work environment, encourage feedback, and innovation.

· Self-motivated with critical attention to detail and deadlines.

· Ability to adapt well to change in direction and priority in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment.

Reports To

Manager of Vendor Compliance

 

 

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EEO Statement:
Hat World, Inc., Lids Holdings, Inc., dba Lids and subsidiaries is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to complying with all federal, state, and local EEO laws. Hat World, Inc., prohibits discrimination against employees and applicants for employment based on the individual's race or color, religion or creed, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, marital status, sex, pregnancy status, age, military status, disability, or any other protected characteristic or class protected by law. Hat World, Inc. provides reasonable accommodation for disabilities in accordance with applicable laws.

Notice to Applicants:
In connection with your application, we collect information that identifies, reasonably relates to or describes you (“Personal Information”). The categories of Personal Information that we collect include your name, government issued identification number(s), email address, mailing address, other contact information, emergency contact information, employment history, educational history, criminal record, and demographic information. We collect and use those categories of Personal Information about you for human resources and other business management purposes, including identifying and evaluating you as a candidate for potential or future employment or future contract positions, recordkeeping in relation to recruiting and hiring, conducting criminal background checks as permitted by law, conducting analytics, and ensuring compliance with applicable legal requirements and Company policies.

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Applicants who require accessibility assistance to submit an employment application, please email us at  [email protected] . A member of our Talent team will respond as soon as reasonably possible. This email address and is only for individuals seeking accommodation when applying for a career at Lids.

Req ID: 21450 

Location: Corporate Office 

Job Tags

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