The document is a resume for April Garza. It summarizes her experience in purchasing and operations roles over the past 20 years, including positions at Hilmar Cheese, Accountemps, McCosker Farms LLC, Kagome Inc., and Slim Fast Foods Company. Her experience includes purchasing, inventory control, production planning and scheduling, negotiating supplier contracts, and supervising production lines. She has a background in accounting, auditing, and quality control as well.

1. April Garza
24514 American Ave Hilmar, CA 95324
209.704.0370
To appropriately operate and communicate with the Controller and acquire all supply demanded
necessary,while mandating Purchasing policies and procedures as listed in the description.
Experience
Hilmar Cheese, Service Buyer, Hilmar CA, February 2015 to March 2016
-Review and process Purchase Orders for Hilmar, Dalhart and Turlock facilities.
-Request quotes for Capital Projects
-Schedule meeting with Vendors
-SAP
-Resolve issues with invoice with the accounting department
Accountemps (Merced Irrigation District), Purchasing Assistant, Merced, CA April 2014 to Jan 2015
- Administer and monitor general operations of District purchasing & custodial services
- Review quotes and address any issues before the Purchase Process
- Maintain all filing documents
- Responsible for Month End Reports in a timely manner
- Maintain Certificate of Liability Insurance program
- Communicate with the departments of any Purchase Orders needs.
McCosker Farms LLC, Production Assistant, Rio Vista, CA 2011-2014
- Maintained Inventory control of cheese and yogurt productions
- Assisted in Packaging all production of yogurt and cheese
- Pre-staging production packaging- deliveries
- Shipping and receiving
- Batch room assistant
Kagome Inc. MRP Planner-Administrator-Inventory Control 2005-2011 Los Banos, CA/ 1994-2011
- $500,000 total saving’s yearly on Vendor suppliers
- Negotiate contracts with suppliers
- Update Standard cost report/Cost Sheets yearly
- Coordinate accurate planning for all ingredients and materials to support production schedule in a
timely cost-effective manner
- Responsible for maintaining the Vendor Certification Program
- Creates/monitors monthly-weekly production schedule utilizing stock status report, Open order
report
- Using Macola to create Shop orders based on Monthly schedule and creating P.O. for materials
needed for production
- Inventory control materials based on monthly requirements also assisted on yearend inventory
- Team Lead for Recall team 2 years
- Maintained the Hold and release program
- Support information for the R & D group for finalizing new Cost request
- Communication daily with the Director of Operations and Production Manager of upcoming
issue

2. Operations Support Administrator- Supervisor 1999-2004(Slim FastFoodsCompany/Kagome Inc.)
- Creates/monitors monthly-weekly production schedule based on forecast
- Coordinate accurate planning for all ingredients and materials to support production schedule in a in a
timely cost-effective manner
- Maintain inventory control raw materials-packaging
- Order parts for the production line
- Assisted on production line when needed
- Supervisor duties of production line
- Responsible for preparing yearend inventory
- Schedule transportation for finished goods inventory and created Bill of Ladings
- Reviewed all productions records
- Quality control all batches during production
-Inventory Control, Packaging, Purchasing 1994-1998
- Purchasing materials for the tomato process line
- Staging materials for production
- Maintain FIFO in order to control inventory
- Worked in packaging line
Education
1986 Graduated from Los Banos High School, CA
2009- Completed Fundamental Auditor training
2009- American Management Association Purchasing for the New Buyer
Reference
Derek Alexander, QA/QC Systems Manager -Fisher Nuts, Gustine CA / (209)-756-0070
Ana Perez,Accounting Supervisor at Kagome Inc., Los Banos CA / (209) 826-8850 ext.106
Cathy Bento, Accountant at San Luis Water District, Los Banos CA / (209) 675 – 2764