THE WORK AT A GLANCE
Building the Leadership and Organizational Capabilities to Support Ambitious Growth
What We Did
Lotis Blue helped a leading consumer health manufacturer redesign its organization to support an ambitious five-year growth strategy. Through manufacturing capability assessments, executive leadership evaluations, organization design, and workforce planning, we developed a scalable model that accelerated innovation and addressed critical operational and talent gaps.
The Impact
The company strengthened its executive leadership team, improved enterprise decision-making, and established a more scalable organizational structure. New leadership councils improved coordination across innovation, commercial activities, and operations, while the redesigned operating model supported expansion into a seventh manufacturing facility to increase production capacity.
INDUSTRY
Nutraceutical Manufacturing
SERVICES
LEADERSHIP ASSESSMENT
ORGANIZATIONAL DESIGN
WORKFORCE PLANNING
$700M
Revenue
550+
Employees
6
Manufacturing Sites in the U.S. and Canada
01 – BUSINESS ISSUE
Building the Organizational Capacity to Deliver an Ambitious Growth Strategy
The company had established a five-year strategy to more than double revenue to $1.5 billion. Having grown primarily through acquisitions, its manufacturing facilities operated largely independently, with inconsistent processes, systems, and talent practices. Leadership and operational challenges further limited the company’s ability to scale production and respond effectively to fluctuations in customer demand.
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Independent manufacturing sites operated with fragmented systems, processes, and talent management practices.
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Gaps in manufacturing capabilities and operational excellence constrained production efficiency and scalability.
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Leadership capabilities and organizational structures were not fully aligned with the company’s growth ambitions.
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The organization needed greater coordination across innovation, commercial activities, and manufacturing operations.
02 – OUR APPROACH
Aligning Organization Design, Leadership, and Workforce Capabilities with Growth
Lotis Blue partnered with the CEO and executive leadership team to design an organization capable of supporting the company’s $1.5 billion growth ambition. We began with a manufacturing capability assessment across U.S. facilities, identifying gaps in quality processes, operational excellence, and talent that could constrain future capacity and performance.
We also assessed the top two levels of leadership using objective, research-based methods to evaluate current capabilities and future potential. These findings informed an integrated organization design and operating model that clarified accountability, strengthened cross-functional coordination, and positioned the business to accelerate innovation and operational performance.
Building on this work, we:
- Developed an integrated organization design to strengthen innovation, customer responsiveness, and manufacturing performance.
- Defined operating model roles, accountabilities, and decision rights to improve coordination and execution across teams.
- Conducted workforce composition analyses to determine the number, type, and capabilities of talent required for future growth.
- Identified critical leadership and organizational capability gaps affecting operational performance and scalability.
- Created a phased implementation roadmap to prioritize talent investments and strengthen workforce attraction, development, and management.
03 – BUSINESS IMPACT
Strengthening Enterprise Leadership and Expanding Manufacturing Capacity
The company established a more integrated organizational structure and operating model to support its long-term growth strategy. Several critical executive leadership positions were upgraded, strengthening the capabilities needed to drive innovation, improve operational performance, and manage an increasingly complex manufacturing organization.
Two new leadership councils improved executive focus and decision-making by establishing enterprise-wide oversight of innovation, commercial activities, and operations. The scalable organization design also supported the addition of a seventh manufacturing facility, expanding production capacity and positioning the company to respond more effectively to customer demand and future growth opportunities.
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Strengthened executive leadership capabilities through targeted upgrades in critical roles.
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Established two leadership councils to improve enterprise coordination and decision-making.
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Created a scalable organization design and operating model aligned with the company’s growth strategy.
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Supported expansion to a seventh manufacturing facility, increasing production capacity.
