Roland A.

Roland A. has a diversified work experience spanning several companies. Roland currently holds the position of Head of Procurement at the Steeltec Group, a role they have held since February 2023. Prior to this, Roland worked as a Lecturer at ipso Bildung starting in June 2022. From August 2020 to August 2021, they were employed at Swisscom, where they held positions such as Strategic Purchasing Manager Software and Senior Project and Partner Manager. Before joining Swisscom, Roland worked as a Purchasing Manager for cablex, a subsidiary of Swisscom. Roland held this position from October 2017 to July 2020. Earlier in their career, Roland worked at Swiss Steel AG, where they served as a Strategic Purchaser and later as a Material Manager. Roland'stenure at Swiss Steel AG lasted from August 2010 to September 2017. Overall, Roland has experience in procurement, strategic purchasing, project management, supplier management, contract management, optimization, and process improvement.

Roland A. holds a Master of Advanced Studies in Supply Management Excellence from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW, obtained from 2019 to 2021. Roland also obtained a CAS International Supply Management degree from the same institution from 2020 to 2021. In addition, Roland A. has a Certificate of Advanced Studies in Supply Chain Management (2020) and Operational Excellence (2019-2020) from the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland FHNW. Prior to these qualifications, they completed a degree as an Eidg. dipl. Betriebswirtschaftler HF in Wirtschaft from the Höhere Fachschule für Wirtschaft from 2013 to 2016. Furthermore, Roland A. has additional certifications in Agile and DevOps Foundation (obtained in 2020 from Swisscom), English C1 EFSET (obtained in 2016 from EF Standard English Test), and IPMA Level D (obtained in June 2015 from VZPM - Association for the certification for persons in management).