Alessandro Lasi

Evaluator · DISC type Dsc

Head of Operational Excellence | Head of Portfolio Management | Global Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals at Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

📍 Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Alessandro is a global transformation executive with over 20 years of experience driving business impact in the medical device, pharmaceutical, and industrial sectors for Fortune 500 companies like Johnson & Johnson. Colleagues describe him as energetic, brilliant, and collaborative. He holds a Master of Science from Università di Pisa.

He is passionate about applying business principles to real-world examples, using anecdotes about brands like LEGO and Audi to illustrate concepts of operational excellence and visual management. He believes the most valuable lessons come from failures rather than successes.

Unique fact: Alessandro was recognized as a Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion for Europe at Xylem.

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Experience

19 Years

Current Role

Head of Operational Excellence | Head of Portfolio Management | Global Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals

Job Level

Mid-senior

Location

Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland

Personality Overview

How Alessandro shows up

Thorough Evaluator

Fast But Analytical

Hard To Convince

They focus on the results, but can still be quite procedural and analytical about how to get there They have a unique set of diverse traits where they are decisive and methodical but can sometimes be extra cautious and skeptical They are not very likely to become strong advocates of your product or service

Priorities

Topics Alessandro cares about

Operational Excellence

A core focus of his 20+ year career, he writes about applying its principles beyond manufacturing to transactional environments where waste is less visible.

Supply Chain Transformation

He has led global supply chain transformation and lean manufacturing strategy at Johnson & Johnson and Xylem, focusing on improving efficiency and cost performance.

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Career

Work history

5-2024

Head of Operational Excellence | Head of Portfolio Management | Global Supply Chain Pharmaceuticals

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

6-2022 - 5-2024

Head of Business Excellence | Global role equivalent to Vice President Operational Excellence

Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine

12-2020 - 6-2022

Senior Director of Continuous Improvement | Vice President Operational Excellence track

Xylem

7-2019 - 12-2020

Director Operational Excellence | Global Continuous Improvement | Lean Operations Supply Chain PMO

Xylem

11-2018 - 7-2019

Director of Continuous Improvement Europe | Lean Manufacturing Operational Excellence PMO

Xylem

In the press

Media appearances

Media appearances and press coverage

Education

2007 - 2009

Master of Science - MS

Università di Pisa

2002 - 2006

Bachelor of Science - BS

Università di Pisa

Social presence

Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.