April Garrette Email & Phone Number

Englewood, CO

Englewood, CO

• Provide support to Vice President/General Manager, Director of Product Development, Director of Finance, Director of Marketing and Director of Sales with calendar management, travel arrangements, communications.
• Project Manager for the closure of 46,000 square foot division office and R&D center including, working with construction and service vendors, creating/adjusting time line and managing disposition of company assets.
• Liaison for division Executive Leadership Team and global headquarters in Switzerland and USA headquarters in California and Ohio.
• Created all process and procedures for purchase order processing when Division moved to SAP.
• Lead user and trainer for SAP Travel and Expense process.
• Received the top performance rating allowed five out of five years.

Englewood, CO

• Supervised staff of fourteen auditors in the Trade Accounting department, including interviewing, hiring, training and coaching. Created procedures and policies for processing of promotional deductions, accounts.
• Managed over 2,500 trade promotion customers including military, club, retail and food service.
• Lead transition of department functions to corporate centers.
• Held temporary 3 month position to help transition of AP/AR responsibilities to corporate headquarters

Englewood, CO

• Reviewed, researched and validated customer promotion claims. Collaborated and communicated with sales department and brokers on promotion plans and budgets. Processed customer cash receipts (AR) and deductions..
• Promoted to department supervisor after only eight months in position.

Denver, CO

• Assisted department manager in developing primary/secondary carrier guidelines based on rates, equipment and customer requests. Coordinated outbound freight from production facility and warehouse by dispatching loads.
• Within 6 months of hire was selected as candidate for training on new company mandated transportation software and then trained senior coordinators.
• During 3 month transition of Transportation Manager was main contact with freight companies, dock supervisors and customers.

Denver, CO

• Managed all aspects of warehouse operations and clerical functions for a 600,000 square foot warehouse with a 45 person staff at multiple levels including purchasing, freight contracts, AP/AR, forklift operators and.
• Established and maintained yearly budgets while monitoring cost control and profit margin.
• Coordinated sales effort that doubled customer base allowing company to add an additional 100,000 square feet of warehouse space.
• Progressively promoted from Warehouse Office Supervisor to Division Manager in 3 years.