Ian Lutz
Operations Professional | Driving Innovation, Growth and Sustainability in the Consumer Goods Industry
- Role
- Senior Director, Product Operations at Glossier, Inc.
- Location
- New York, NY, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ian Lutz
Strategically minded, passionate people leader with an End-To-End mastery of operations development and distribution of consumer products, including conception, project management, manufacturing, quality, agility, and cost. I am passionate about driving innovation, growth and sustainability in the consumer products sector. Some of my professional highlights include- Leading high-performing team of Product Developers, supporting a $1b+ brand with 3 year plan consisting of 150 projects / 500 SKUs (Launches, Reformulations, Packaging Optimization)- Achieving 100% on-time-in-full (OTIF) and service level >95% for Big Bets by agile conception review, rigorous validation, and right-sizing - Driving Accretive Launch Portfolio and Developing plan to Optimize Gross Margin through cost of goods review, value analysis, and industrial strategy - Personally devised transformative strategy to achieve 2025 and 2030 Sustainability Public Commitments - ratified and commended by Group COO - Pioneering refill product strategy - launched first refill pouches in L’Oreal USA, alongside reusable refill bottle - Orchestrated a scale-up and optimization project to support a doubling of the Kiehl’s business in less than 5 years - Designing, developing, and globally commissioning a novel manufacturing system for “Cold Pearl Surfactant Blends”, transforming competitive position - increasing sales by 8X in 3 years My key skills include- People Leadership & Engagement - Collaboration & Communication - Project & Program Management - Process Improvement & Operations Scale-Up - Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing - Innovative Technical Problem Solving - Sustainable and Agile Conception
Experience
Senior Director, Product Operations
Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US
Education
Drexel University
BS
2002 — 2007
Skills
- Chemical Engineering
- Coatings
- Sap
- Materials Science
- R&D
- Design of Experiments
- Chemistry
- Process Safety
- Process Optimization
- Process Engineering
- Materials
- Process Simulation
- Polymers
- Aspen Plus
- Sap Products
- Polymer Science
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