Business Analyst - Cost Reduction (Co-op/Intern)

Posted:
9/3/2024, 2:36:49 AM

Location(s):
Ontario, Canada ⋅ Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Experience Level(s):
Internship

Field(s):
Business & Strategy ⋅ Sales & Account Management

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Business Analyst - Cost Reduction

It’s an exciting time to join Lumentum!  Lumentum (NASDAQ: LITE) is a market-leading manufacturer of innovative optical and photonic products enabling optical networking and commercial laser customers worldwide. Lumentum’s optical components and subsystems are part of virtually every type of telecom, enterprise, and data center network. Lumentum’s commercial lasers enable advanced manufacturing techniques and diverse applications including next-generation 3D sensing capabilities. Lumentum is headquartered in San Jose, California with R&D, manufacturing, and sales offices worldwide. For more information, visit www.lumentum.com.

We believe Lumentum is a great place to work, and we support a diverse and inclusive culture where employees bring their whole and authentic selves to work.  We strive to build meaningful connections that fuel innovation to produce products that impact the world.  We are committed to creating a diverse and welcoming workplace that includes employees with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We believe that enables us to better meet our mission and values while serving customers throughout our global communities. People of color, women, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.

Overview

As part of the Cloud and Network COO group the Business Analyst – Cost Reduction help support and drive everything cost related within the platform. The COO group is the nexus of information and often decisions for several functions such as demand management, revenue forecasting, and of course cost.

The Opportunity

Hybrid/In Person

16 month term (preferred):               May 2025 to September 2026

12 month term:                                  May 2025 to May 2026

Responsibilities

The Business Analyst – Cost Reduction responsibilities would include but not be limited to the following:

  • Work extensively with large data sets, doing analytics for the company with focus on cost reduction, revenue, and margin
  • Improving and automating data collection and analysis
  • Examining all aspects of product cost including material, transformation, design, and overhead
  • Work with operations and engineering team to quantify and prioritize cost reduction activity
  • Work extensively with our Product Engineers, PLM,  Platform COO, and Finance
  • Review and create a cost roadmap analysis, quantifying past and future performance
  • Review Low margin product strategy with the PLM team
  • Work with Senior Leadership team on our company goals for next fiscal year
  • Support regular presentations to cross functional teams

Education Qualifications

  • Currently enrolled in a Coop eligible STEM or business program
  • Previous STEM or business education is an asset

Desired Skills & Qualifications

  • Experience with any of the following software/tools
    • JMP, Confluence, Tableau, Power BI, Oracle EBS, Microsoft Office
  • Experience with Data analysis

To be considered for this opportunity…

  • You must be registered full-time or part time, in a recognized Canadian post-secondary institution

What sets Lumentum's student program apart? We're awesome because…
Our student program offers opportunities to work on real projects that have meaningful impact in an environment that supports diverse perspectives, inclusivity and fosters a sense of belonging. We offer flexible working schedules, continuous learning, mentorship programs, and employee resource groups.

Lumentum awards scholarships of $5,000.00 to five of our Canada based students from underrepresented groups. To be considered for the scholarship, the first thing you need to do is apply for a Lumentum intern/co-op opportunity so you can be reviewed for a job with us.  To receive the DIB scholarship, you must complete an intern/co-op with Lumentum.

You might be interested to know:

  • We are a humble but passionate team who loves our work and is improving with each day;
  • Our team has a long history (15 years and counting) of employing co-ops/interns and we truly value the contributions our students make to our team. In fact, several students have been hired upon graduation;
  • Our building offers many perks including a small gym with showers; a cafeteria with subsidized meals and free coffee & tea; a prayer room; a games room; and plenty of free parking, or a conveniently located public transit stop in front of the building.