Benjamin,
As you can see, this post has generated a lot of responses. When I was working for a "mid to large" size retailer (over 300 stores in 10 western states at the time), I was in the same boat. I was the "EDI Coordinator" and I did it all - with the exception of making changes to the programming aspects of the i-Series - that was a job for a programmer. But anything that revolved around EDI - it was Mine. Talking to trading partners, working with testing, dealing with the software/application provider, our VAN and anything else. I was a one-person EDI department. I also found that no matter what information I provided about how this company or that company paid and/or titled the person (or people) doing My same job - it would not have had any impact upon My pay-rate and salary. I've connected with some of the people on this list (through the list and also by working with them as trading partners) and have been around for a while - even though I've been mostly quietly lurking lately. Some of them did more than I did or did less, and pretty much all of them were paid much, much better than I was. No matter what their title was.. It can be nice to "see" what other people are called, what they're doing and what they're earning, but it will have little (if any) impact upon your employer. And, given our current economic status and the less than stellar job market (especially in some areas of the country), pushing for a larger increase in pay because you do work equivalent with Bob over at Dunham Boots (or Leah over at _____, Samantha at _____, whomever at wherever) may cause problems with your current position. I had talked many times with My bosses at the company I was at and could have gone on and on and on (at length and ad-infinitum) with them, but I still had to deal with the realities of the employer and their own internal pay scales, department percentages of payroll and what they think My job was worth. For what it's worth - after I left, I found out "who" it was that took over - and I can tell you that the pay-rate she was at was almost half of what I was making. Listen to what Art said - Don't worry about the title. Do the best job you can do, then improve. That's really all you can do. I found that talking to the "internal customers" (like that one, Art) didn't do much - because they just didn't understand what EDI was and what it did for them in their departments (buying & accounting & warehouse & ..). It's kind of like most people with their cars - they don't know how it works, just that having it work is a good thing and something that they only care about and complain about when it's not working. Just for grins & giggles - I've been called a lot of things in the EDI world - EDI Sherpa (Todd Gould at Loren Data), EDI Evangelist, EDI Guru, EDI Guy, EDI Analyst, EDI Whiz and so many other things - some of which may not be fit to print. Craig Dunham Bear Necessities Computing EDI Sherpa Author/blogger <http://www.retailedi.com/> RetailEDI.com <http://editalk.com/> EDITalk.com <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/EDI-L/message/29740;_ylc=X3oDMTJydnBlYTVuBF9T Azk3MzU5NzE1BGdycElkAzIxMDc2NzYEZ3Jwc3BJZAMxNzA1MDA1NTgyBG1zZ0lkAzI5NzQwBHNl YwNkbXNnBHNsawN2bXNnBHN0aW1lAzEyOTczMjg4ODE-> <MISC> EDI-related job titles Posted by: "Benjamin" Wed Feb 9, 2011 12:23 pm (PST) As the season of annual reviews is just around the corner, I was wondering if anyone knows of a good resource that would list EDI-related job titles and their descriptions. Obviously, I know what my job title is and I know what my job duties are, but I'm not 100% sure that my job title is appropriate for all the duties I am responsible for. My thought (crazy hope) is that if I can argue that my job duties warrant a more accurate [higher] job description, I might be able to argue a better pay rate, too :-) My current job title is "EDI Coordinator" and I work in an EDI department of one (albeit not without some help), in a medium-sized retail company. I handle just about all aspects of the EDI process for my company, including any map changes, development projects, trading partner testing, and data issue troubleshooting/resolution. I am about 80% responsible for all server administration over our hardware. I have heard the following job titles used to describe colleagues working in this industry, but I'm not sure what the hierarchy is: analyst, coordinator, manager, specialist, administrator. I'm guessing there are also others. I've always felt that a "manager" manages "people" and not "things", so I wouldn't consider myself an "EDI Manager". I also wouldn't feel that I'm an "EDI Administrator" until I am 100% responsible for every EDI aspect in my company. Of the remaining (and also unknown) job titles, I'm not sure which is "more advanced" than the others. I have checked a few websites for job descriptions, but without being able to find one that has all job titles listed, it is difficult to see how they rank amongst one another. Is there an agency or site that would have such information? [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------------------ ... Please use the following Message Identifiers as your subject prefix: <SALES>, <JOBS>, <LIST>, <TECH>, <MISC>, <EVENT>, <OFF-TOPIC> Job postings are welcome, but for job postings or requests for work: <JOBS> IS REQUIRED in the subject line as a prefix.Yahoo! 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