Koen Horsten
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Mélanie Bourdeau
Koen combines analytical and human capabilities in a way I rarely have witnessed. His ability to self-reflect, to communicate in a transparent way and growth mindset makes him a great sparring partner and leader. Every interaction with Koen leaves me recharged.
Mostafa Tantawi, E.I.T.
I have had the pleasure of working under the direct supervision of Koen in his role as a Facility Manager at Katoen Natie Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). Koen is very diligent in the quality of his work and was always demonstrating a positive can-do attitude. Also, Koen showed a clear affinity to effectively communicate technical information to beginners (Trainees & New Operators) and advanced users as well. I have really appreciated working with Koen and had a great chance for continuous learning with respect to the efficient handling of multiple tasks in a timely manner. I highly recommend Koen as a facility/operations manager, team collaborator, and technical lead on executing various warehousing, logistics coordination, inventory management and continuous improvement projects. In addition, Koen’s friendly disposition has always made it joyful to work with.
Mélanie Bourdeau
Koen combines analytical and human capabilities in a way I rarely have witnessed. His ability to self-reflect, to communicate in a transparent way and growth mindset makes him a great sparring partner and leader. Every interaction with Koen leaves me recharged.
Mostafa Tantawi, E.I.T.
I have had the pleasure of working under the direct supervision of Koen in his role as a Facility Manager at Katoen Natie Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). Koen is very diligent in the quality of his work and was always demonstrating a positive can-do attitude. Also, Koen showed a clear affinity to effectively communicate technical information to beginners (Trainees & New Operators) and advanced users as well. I have really appreciated working with Koen and had a great chance for continuous learning with respect to the efficient handling of multiple tasks in a timely manner. I highly recommend Koen as a facility/operations manager, team collaborator, and technical lead on executing various warehousing, logistics coordination, inventory management and continuous improvement projects. In addition, Koen’s friendly disposition has always made it joyful to work with.
Mélanie Bourdeau
Koen combines analytical and human capabilities in a way I rarely have witnessed. His ability to self-reflect, to communicate in a transparent way and growth mindset makes him a great sparring partner and leader. Every interaction with Koen leaves me recharged.
Mostafa Tantawi, E.I.T.
I have had the pleasure of working under the direct supervision of Koen in his role as a Facility Manager at Katoen Natie Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). Koen is very diligent in the quality of his work and was always demonstrating a positive can-do attitude. Also, Koen showed a clear affinity to effectively communicate technical information to beginners (Trainees & New Operators) and advanced users as well. I have really appreciated working with Koen and had a great chance for continuous learning with respect to the efficient handling of multiple tasks in a timely manner. I highly recommend Koen as a facility/operations manager, team collaborator, and technical lead on executing various warehousing, logistics coordination, inventory management and continuous improvement projects. In addition, Koen’s friendly disposition has always made it joyful to work with.
Mélanie Bourdeau
Koen combines analytical and human capabilities in a way I rarely have witnessed. His ability to self-reflect, to communicate in a transparent way and growth mindset makes him a great sparring partner and leader. Every interaction with Koen leaves me recharged.
Mostafa Tantawi, E.I.T.
I have had the pleasure of working under the direct supervision of Koen in his role as a Facility Manager at Katoen Natie Canada (Mississauga, Ontario). Koen is very diligent in the quality of his work and was always demonstrating a positive can-do attitude. Also, Koen showed a clear affinity to effectively communicate technical information to beginners (Trainees & New Operators) and advanced users as well. I have really appreciated working with Koen and had a great chance for continuous learning with respect to the efficient handling of multiple tasks in a timely manner. I highly recommend Koen as a facility/operations manager, team collaborator, and technical lead on executing various warehousing, logistics coordination, inventory management and continuous improvement projects. In addition, Koen’s friendly disposition has always made it joyful to work with.
Experience
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Prefaco NV-SA
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Construction
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1 - 100 Employee
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Plant Manager
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May 2022 - Present
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Westfro NV
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Belgium
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Jan 2021 - May 2022
Westfro is a leading player in the food industry. The company specializes in producing and commercializing frozen vegetables, vegetable mixes, fruit, potatoes and herbs for customers in retail, food service and industry. Responsible for daily operations and continuous improvement of production- and packaging processes, internal logistics and warehousing. Westfro is a leading player in the food industry. The company specializes in producing and commercializing frozen vegetables, vegetable mixes, fruit, potatoes and herbs for customers in retail, food service and industry. Responsible for daily operations and continuous improvement of production- and packaging processes, internal logistics and warehousing.
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Katoen Natie
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Belgium
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Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
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700 & Above Employee
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Site Manager
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Feb 2020 - Jan 2021
Managing railyard & operations, warehouse, customer service, maintenance, HR and purchasing. Leading the reorganization of a unionized site in the Greater Toronto Area. The site specializes in the packaging of commodity plastics, quality control of auto parts and storage of chemical-, pharmaceutical- & food products.
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Terminal Manager
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Feb 2018 - Feb 2020
P&L responsibility for the operations, warehouse and customer service of a multi-customer facility specialized in value added logistics of high value polymers. The operations included blending, drying, optical sorting, sieving, bulking, tilting, silo operations, FFS and semi-bulk packaging.During 2019 I simultaneously led a second facility in Antwerp specialized in the manipulation and storage of CS2 while continuing to oversee the polymer terminal
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Assistant Terminal Manager
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Feb 2017 - Jan 2018
Responsible for several projects within existing facilities. Various trainings, partially on-the-job, in serveral Katoen Natie entities. Developed fields of expertise include Supply chain management, Lean-principles, HSEQ, KPI delivery, WMS, customer communication, SLA’s and contracts, financial management and coaching leadership.
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Self-employed
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Real Estate
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1 - 100 Employee
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Event- & project manager
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Jan 2014 - Nov 2019
o Unbreakable | 3000 visitors | Lotto Arena / Groenplaats, Antwerp o Half Oogst | 30.000 visitors | Ladeuzeplein, Leuven o Burn Leuven | Urban youth organization o Nominee for Flanders best refugee youth project o Unbreakable | 3000 visitors | Lotto Arena / Groenplaats, Antwerp o Half Oogst | 30.000 visitors | Ladeuzeplein, Leuven o Burn Leuven | Urban youth organization o Nominee for Flanders best refugee youth project
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Education
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2014 - 2015
KU Leuven
Master, Business Economics / Economie en management / Economie en zakelijk beheer -
2009 - 2014
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Master of Science (M.S.), Physical education & kinesiology; Master Sportmanagement
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