Stephan Bauer currently serves as the Head of Procurement EMS and NPI Procurement at Kontron Europe, a position held since April 2021, where responsibilities include overseeing Asian manufacturing, managing critical components amid semiconductor shortages, and leading NPI sourcing. Prior to this role, Stephan Bauer worked as a Procurement Specialist at von Rundstedt from November 2020 to February 2021 and as a Technical Consultant in Sales at Rubix from August 2017 to October 2020. Educationally, Stephan Bauer is pursuing a Master of Engineering in Digital Business Engineering at the Deggendorf Institute of Technology, having previously obtained a Bachelor of Engineering in Technologiemanagement from the same institution and completed vocational training as an Industrial Clerk at ZITEC Industrietechnik GmbH.