Todd Gratz

Senior Manager - Project Purchasing at Bosch North America

Summerville, South Carolina, United States

About

Specialties: Supply Chain Management, Project Management, Simultaneous Engineering, Cross Functional Team Leadership, Materials Management, Planning, Forecasting, MRP, Inventory control, IT implementation, Negotiations, Plant Change Coordination, Physical Inventory Management, Commodity Purchasing, Cost Reduction

Experience

  • Bosch North America (24 yrs 11 mos)
    • Senior Manager - Project Purchasing
      Jul 2013 - Present · 13 yrs

      Business Unit CC-AS North America. Responsible for leading all Advanced Purchasing Processes including Sourcing and Preventative Quality Planning for New Launch Projects and Cost Reduction Projects. Member of Global Purchasing team with interfaces in Europe, China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico.

    • Senior Manager - Project Purchasing
      Apr 2012 - Jun 2013 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Group Leader for CC-AT North America. Responsible for leading all purchasing processes and activities including Acquisition, RFQ definition, Cost Estimation, New Launch Projects, Preventative Quality and Cost Reduction. Global Purchasing with interfaces in Europe, China, Japan, Brazil, and Mexico.

    • Purchasing Project Manager
      Jan 2011 - Mar 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos

      Manage all advanced purchasing processes and activities required for successful program launches. Customers include Ford, GM, Chrysler, Nissan and Tesla. Global procurement team leader supporting global manufacturing sites.

  • Planning Systems and Logistics Manager at Robert Bosch Tool Corporation
    Jul 1998 - Jul 2001 · 3 yrs 1 mo

    Managed all order entry, parts planning and forecasting, distribution processes, database management, purchasing functions and network systems for the Product Service Division

  • Production Control Supervisor at Stant Corporation
    Feb 1995 - Nov 1996 · 1 yr 10 mos

    Controlled all Materials Management functions including Master Production Scheduling, Materials Planning, Warehousing, MRO procurement and Inventory Control.