Karsten Seelbach

Managing Director Operations bei voestalpine - High Performance Metals Deutschland

Cologne Bonn Region

About

Comprehensive management experience in SCM, incl. order processing, purchasing, procurement, planning and logistics. Project management skills with global and cross-functional team settings. High analytical competence and structured approach resulting in transparent implementation strategies and sustainable results. Always driving for process standardization and efficiency using adequate software solutions.

Experience

  • voestalpine High Performance Metals Deutschland (Full-time · 5 yrs 3 mos)
    • Managing Director Operations
      Jan 2022 - Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

    • Managing Director Eschmann Stahl
      Apr 2021 - Dec 2021 · 9 mos

  • Head Of Operations at voestalpine eifeler Coating
    Oct 2019 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

    • Multi site operations management (order intake, planning, production, quality control, transport)

  • Siegwerk (Siegburg)
    • Director Supply, Planning & Distribution
      Jan 2016 - Sep 2019 · 3 yrs 9 mos

      • Responsibilty for all planning and logistics functions and a production unit (130 FTE) in Siegburg. • Implementation of reliable and multi-level planning processes. • Continous efficiency increase based on process standardization and transparent KPI. • Roll-out internal and external Service-Level-Agreements.

    • Head of Global Business Process Excellence
      Jan 2014 - Dec 2015 · 2 yrs

      • Global consulting projects for inventory, production and logistics planning. • Generation of global process and reporting standards.

    • Senior Manager Distribution and Logistics EMEA & Local Logistics Siegburg
      Jan 2009 - Dec 2013 · 5 yrs

      • Purchasing responsibility and strategic coordination for logistic services EMEA. • Centralization of and responsibility for all site logistic service units in Siegburg.

  • Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company
    Oct 2000 - Nov 2002 · 2 yrs 2 mos

    • Design of future strategy and business plans for chemical site service providers. • Raw material cost reduction program for printing ink producer. • Redesign of sales organisation and processes for producer of graphite and related products. • Effeciency improvement project for security system automotive supplier. • Due-diligence for producer of special chemicals.

  • Manager Reaction Engineering at Degussa - Hüls
    Jun 1997 - Sep 2000 · 3 yrs 4 mos

    • Significant optimization of production capacities and conversion cost improvements on basis of reaction kinetic analysis and process upscaling.