Operations Business Analyst

The group you'll be a part of

The Global Operations Group brings information systems, facilities, supply chain, logistics, and high‑volume manufacturing together to drive the engine of our global business operations. We help Lam deliver industry‑leading solutions with speed and efficiency, while actively supporting the resilient and profitable growth of Lam's business.

Join Lam as an Embedded Analyst, where you'll spearhead process improvement initiatives. With your systems knowledge and business process acumen, you expertly collect and analyze data, evaluate processes, develop metrics, and identify root causes with data‑driven indicators for future improvements. Organizing cross‑functional project teams, you communicate team progress and survey best practices, showcasing your commitment to operational excellence at Lam.

As a member of the Global Operations – Analytics Center of Excellence (CoE) you will lead the initiatives to enhance operational excellence in the Order Fulfillment business function groups by leveraging data to develop and implement strategic project plans, requiring collaboration and influencing senior leaders for impactful results.

• Perform detailed business analysis, developing insights and solutions for the supported business functions.
• Perform ad‑hoc analysis for the functional stakeholders, as required.
• Develop a Functional Analytics Roadmap working with the CoE supporting the strategic objectives of the function(s).
• Develop a resource plan for the function(s) based on the roadmap.
• Act as a functional Single Point of Contact (SPOC) with the CoE to deliver roadmap/business needs by leading solutioning meetings, defining/prioritizing business requirements, translating the requirements into technical‑functional specifications for the CoE to execute, participate in the UAT and post‑production support.
• Technical and functional documentation of the developed solutions.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science Analytics, Mathematics, Business Administration, or Engineering, with 8 years of related experience, or 6 years with a Master's degree.
• 8 years' of experience in design and development of business applications supporting various functions within Global Operations.
• Must have experience in developing data visualizations (reports & dashboards) using tools like Power BI, SAP Business Objects or similar tools.
• Demonstrated proficiency in Data Warehouse ETL design and development, methodologies, tools, processes and best practices.
• Exposure to programming languages in SQL, SAP ABAP or HANA Technologies.
• Experience with SAP ECC or other ERP applications for manufacturing and materials management.
• Advanced statistical techniques and concepts (regression, properties of distributions, statistical tests, etc.).
• Analytical and problem‑solving skills (creative idea generation / brainstorming / innovation).
• Experience utilizing technical and domain knowledge to develop and implement effective solutions.
• Evidence of subject matter expertise in functional domain (Project Lead, Line responsibility, Functional key contributor in Manufacturing, Materials Management or Production Planning).
• Collaborate with various business partners in Global Operations (Supply Chain, Purchasing, Manufacturing, Order Fulfillment, Spares Planning & Operations, Quality, Inventory, Logistics, Warehouse and Pilot) to understand, analyze and document the requirements for new applications and enhancements to existing ones.
• Collaborate with Lam's offshore Apps Support team to exchange business and technical knowledge to help in overall growth of both the onsite and offshore teams while creating solutions that meet stakeholder expectations.

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