Alejandro Basterrechea

Name: Accelerate Tomorrow AI Summit
Start: 2026-06-02T08:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-06-03T18:00:00+02:00
Location: Estrel Berlin

Zalando

Director

Description

Alejandro Basterrechea is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at hejONE and Founder & CEO of 502Ventures, where he advises and builds at the intersection of procurement and technology. He previously spent nine years at Zalando, including as Director of Procurement, where he helped transform procurement into a strategic, data-driven function with bottom-line impact. With more than 20 years of experience across global corporations including Zalando, Bombardier, and Metro Cash & Carry, he brings deep expertise in procurement transformation, sourcing, and organizational scale-up. He is also a speaker, guest lecturer, and investor focused on the future of procurement excellence.