About Us

Real Procurement Experience Meets AI Expertise

Together, we’re bringing procurement organisations from every sector into the AI future — starting today.

Founded on a Passion for Procurement — and on More Than 60 Years of Experience Across a Huge Range of Industries

Alejandro Basterrechea

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
  • Former CPO @ Zalando SE, responsible for €7bn annual spend
  • 20+ years of procurement leadership across retail, semiconductors, rail & aerospace and e-commerce

Joachim Kalff

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
  • Former Managing Director @ AS Logistik, responsible for a €100M annual portfolio
  • 20+ years of consulting in procurement & supply chain across logistics, pharma and manufacturing

Christoph Rochelmeyer

Co-Founder & Managing Partner
  • 20 years of experience in automotive & manufacturing
  • Head of procurement and Supply Chain with €2.5bn+ procurement volume across 110+ sites

By Nature: Problem-Solvers

By Curiosity: Tech Enthusiasts

By Experience: Change Leaders

By Conviction: Partners On An Eye Level

We're building the ONE platform for procurement excellence. To do it, we combine expert advisory, access to our expert network and tailored AI tools. ‘hej’ stands for our pragmatic, results-driven, hands-on mentality. ‘ONE’ represents the single central place the platform holds for all procurement.

AI Doesn’t Replace Procurement. It Enables You to Deliver Results Better, More Efficiently and More Effectively — Provided You Use It Effectively.

That's why we're building hejONE: the one platform for procurement excellence.
Our AI adapts to each organisation's requirements — rather than people adapting to machines, as it's been until now. We combine data, AI and human experience to bring procurement departments into the AI age today.

We Succeed Because Our Clients Do

„hejONE does something that most AI tools in procurement make far too complicated: it makes strategic procurement work seem as straightforward as it should be."

Oscar Fernández, Founder Procrewment

„hejONE isn’t just a platform; it’s the AI toolbox that allows me to focus on strategy rather than on Excel spreadsheets."

Octavian Cuntan, Head of Procurement Transformation, Rails

„The hejONE team has extensive procurement experience — their real value is pairing AI with domain expertise to make genuine impact."

Martin Pischke, Head of Source to Pay, agriculture sector

„Thanks to our collaboration with hejONE, we were able to clearly structure strategic procurement issues and quick wins, and implement them swiftly. We have also gained valuable insights into AI-supported procurement processes, which are paving the way for a lean, digital and AI-driven procurement organisation."

Ingmar Dathe, VP Procurement, Babbel