Carsten Bernstiel

About

International successful Senior Procurement Manager with long project management experience in large scale projects and a global environment. Strong General Management capabilities and entrepreneurial mindset, systematically planning and realizing project and enterprise targets. Proven ability in strategy development and execution, restructuring organizations and business processes. Leading of international teams by clearly communicated key performance indicators and with intercultural sensitivity. Self-confident and verifiable successful leader in high value and complex negotiations of project specific demands.

Experience

• Kiewit (Full-time · 5 yrs 11 mos)
  • VP Procurement OGC, USA & Canada
    Oct 2022 - Present · 3 yrs 9 mos

  • Senior Director Procurement OGC
    Aug 2020 - Present · 5 yrs 11 mos

• Vice President Procurement & Materials at KBR, Inc.
  Mar 2014 - Aug 2020 · 6 yrs 6 mos

• Senior Vice President Global Procurement / CPO at thyssenkrupp Uhde
  May 1998 - Jan 2014 · 15 yrs 9 mos

  Functional leading of all procurement organizations of the ThyssenKrupp Uhde group worldwide (USA, India, Thailand, China, Germany, Russia, Egypt, South Africa). Harmonizing Tools and processes and agreement of framework agreements for the group.

• GEA Group (GEA Happel Klimatechnik, Herne)
  • Technical Co-ordinator Sales-Export
    May 1996 - Apr 1998 · 2 yrs

    Technical support for the european sales offices, i.e. England, Denmark, Belgium, Netherlands, Turkey, France. Development and engineering of special applicartions, calculation, commissioning.

  • Engineer R&D
    May 1994 - Apr 1996 · 2 yrs

    Engineer in R&D. Engineering of new applications, units. Testing. Project Management for a development project of the subsidiary in Czech Republik.

• Military Service at Bundeswehr (German Federal Armed Forces)
  Oct 1986 - Dec 1987 · 1 yr 3 mos