Seref Alptekin

VP of Global Supply Chain & Procurement at Closure Systems International

Seref Alptekin is the current Vice President of Global Supply Chain & Procurement at Closure Systems International. Seref has over 28 years of experience in Procurement, including previous positions as a Contributor on the Supply Chain Management Team at Hyperloop Transportation Technologies, Inc. and Procurement Director North America Logistics & Global Logistics Capabilities at Unilever. In their current role, they are responsible for the procurement of Unilever's logistics spend for North American business, inclusive of transportation and warehousing, as well as special packs & displays and the cluster-led marketing and business services spend (indirects procurement). Seref is also responsible for scaling up capabilities of innovative concepts in logistics such as digital freight matching, autonomous driverless trucks and fuel management (fuel decoupling, CNG type alternative fuel solutions, etc.).

Seref Alptekin has a Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering from the University of Southern California and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in International Business from Loyola Marymount University.

They work with André Coser - GM, CSI South America, Dirk Edwards - Global VP of Commercial, and Mark Wikingstad - VP & CIO. Their manager is Floyd Needham, President & CEO.

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