Paul Holman has over 26 years of experience in mining and electronics purchasing. He is currently a Senior Supply Chain Officer at DeBeers Victor Mine, where he is responsible for $25 million in purchases annually and manages two direct reports. Prior to this role, he held various purchasing roles with increasing responsibility, including at Sparton Electronics, EPM, and Startech.com. He has a strong track record of negotiating contracts and price reductions, and implementing SAP systems.

1. PAUL HOLMAN
840 Rheaume Cres, Timmins,ON P4N 7S3
Phone: 705-365-7481 paulholman1@yahoo.ca
HIGHLIGHTS
• Over 26 year’s progressive experience in the mining and electronics purchasing field
• Possess well-developed organizational and negotiating skills
• Exceptional vendor relations with a solid reputation built on a foundation of trust and integrity
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to create effective working partnerships
• Work well independently and able to build strong teams and improve communication between departments
• Strong troubleshooting capabilities, able to analyze and improve systems
• Lifelong learner, enjoys taking on challenges, strong work ethic
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Senior Supply Chain Officer – DeBeers Victor Mine, Timmins, Ont. Jul 2011 to Present
Victor Mine is Ontario’s only Diamond Mine and is a remote mine site location
• My total portfolio accounts for approximately 25 million dollars per year
• Responsible for SAP Supply Chain training –Trained 120 people at Mine Site
• Responsible for all Direct Charge Purchases for the Process Plant ,Electrical/ Instrumentation and Mining
Departments
• Responsible for all Capital Purchases and annual Winter Road Inventory items
• Manage and develop two direct reports ,Buyers
• Hiring of new Purchasing Staff
• Negotiate and implement contracts for Goods such as Steel, Lumber, PPE, Consumables, Filters
Buyer – DeBeers Victor Mine, Timmins, Ont. Jul.2009 to Jun.2011
•My total portfolio accounted for approximately 9 million dollars per year
•I was responsible for all Mobile Services and Site Services parts for Victor Mine Site
•Purchases are from a range of mostly local suppliers and Joint Ventures adhering to the Impact Benefits
Agreements that DeBeers has with the local communities
•Duties include sourcing, approving requisitions, placing orders, expediting, arranging shipments and
dealing with receiving and invoicing issues
•I was also involved as a super user in SAP testing
Senior Buyer – Sparton Electronics – London, Ont Aug.2008 to Feb 2009
Sparton is a tier two EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) provider which services the Aerospace,
Medical, Industrial Industries.
•My total portfolio accounted for approximately 4 million dollars per year.
•I was responsible for all NPI (New Product Introduction ) purchases for the London, Ontario plant.
•Duties included Sourcing, Placing orders, Expediting, Arranging payment terms, Quoting BOM’s to
customers, dealing with receiving and invoicing issues.
• Developed and implemented a Rapid Prototype initiative taking prototype development from 3 months to
3 weeks
Senior Buyer -EPM – Electronic Project Management, Markham, Ont. May 2007 to Aug.2008
EPM is a tier three EMS (Electronics Manufacturing Services) provider with3 international locations. .
•My total portfolio accounted for approximately 10 million dollars per year.
•I was responsible for all purchases for the Manchester New Hampshire location ( 7 Customers with
approximately 4 million dollars worth of annual purchases ) as well as 2 strategic customers for the
Markham location (one of which accounted for 1/3 of total company sales)
•Duties included Sourcing, Placing orders, Expediting, Arranging payment terms, monthly Customer
Liability reports, dealing with receiving and invoicing issues as well as being a liaison between our China
facility and North American suppliers
• I was required to travel to the Manchester facility once a month for vendor meetings and vendor visits and
solve any site specific issues
Purchasing Manager, Startech.com, London, ON March 2004 – Oct. 2006
Startech.com is a manufacturer and distributor of computer parts and peripherals.
• Responsible for approximately 18 million dollars of purchases per year at three locations (Canada, USA
and UK).
• Working manager, purchasing a portfolio from an almost exclusively far east source base(Taiwan &
China)
• Schedule sea and air shipments from Taiwan & China
• Coach two direct reports ,Senior Buyer and Purchasing Administrator

2. • Increased fill rate from 85% up to 94% and increased the accuracy of ETA dates to 98%
• Negotiated annual price reductions on key sales drivers
• Updated Harmonized Tariff Codes in the system insuring accuracy in duties paid
• Negotiate rates on Sea and Air shipments and customs brokerage
Senior Buyer – Electronics ,Psion Teklogix, Mississauga, ON Jul 2003 - Dec. 2003
Psion Teklogix is a manufacturer of scanners for warehousing
• Portfolio accounted for approximately 24 million dollars per year
• Handled the electronics sub-contractors as well as procuring flex circuit assemblies and LCD displays and
keypads
• Responsible for NPI (New Product Introduction) Purchasing and qualifying new contract manufacturers
NPI- Procurement Specialist ,G.E. Energy Services, Calgary,AB (6 Month Contract) Jan. - June.2003
General Electric Energy Services is a manufacturer of electrical distribution panels.
•My total portfolio accounted for approximately 6 million dollars per year
• NPI Sourcing, setting up new vendors and qualifying new vendors
• Worked in cross functional teams to develop new products
• Responsible for metal work sub-contractors
Commodity Specialist, Solectron Corp., Calgary, AB 2000 - 2002
Solectron was the largest contract manufacturer of electronics in the world.
• Responsible for highest profile portfolio in the company - average of $55 million dollars per year
• Purchasing responsibility of all memory products, microprocessors, crystals and oscillators and software
licenses for all lines of business for the Nortel Networks account
• Developed a unique purchasing practice through use of current ERP system which resulted in worldwide
inventory reduction
• Communicate with a wide variety of individuals nationwide, (ie. Customers and Commodity Managers)
• Negotiated price reductions beyond worldwide pricing agreements
Purchasing Manager, Digital Processing Systems , Markham, ON 1995 - 2000
Digital Processing Systems was a manufacturer of Broadcast Video Editing Equipment for computers.
• My total Portfolio accounted for 18 million dollars per year in goods and services
• Procurement of all “A” class items, which included bare PCB’s, IC’s, cables and other assorted raw
materials
• Direct reports of up to 10 in Purchasing, Raw Materials and Finished Goods Warehouse
• Responsible for Customs and NAFTA requirements
• Responsible for qualifying and overseeing Electronics sub-contractors
ERP & Office SYSTEMS
SAP MIPS
Impact PMS
Oracle BAAN
ACCPAC MTMS
• EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) • VMI (Vendor Managed Inventory)
• Microsoft Office
COURSES
Toastmasters Member 2015
First Aid Training 2011
Competitive Bidding and Contract Management 2011
IATA Documentation Training 2010
Microeconomics, Consetoga College 2006
Human Resources Management, Conestoga College 2006
Project Management, Conestoga College 2006
Business Law, Conestoga College 2005
Organizational Behaviour, Conestoga College 2005

3. Macroeconomics, Conestoga College 2004
Principles of Quality, Centennial College, P.M.A.C 1999
Introduction to Marketing, University of Toronto 1995
Principles of Inventory & Operations Control, Durham College, P.M.A.C 1994
Business Policy, Centennial College 1994
Principles of Transportation, P.M.A.C, Centennial College 1991
Principles of Buying, P.M.A.C, Centennial College 1990