2023 Inductees
My journey in Supply Chain started 35 years ago in Calgary as the purchaser-transportation manger for Earth Science Extraction a Chemical Phosphoric acid plant, then a Logistics Planner for Prudhomme Truck in Regina, Transportation Manager for Bioriginal Food & Science in Saskatoon, Logistics Coordinator for Hitachi Canadian Industries in Saskatoon and Supply Chain Advisor for Norseman Structures in Saskatoon.
It was just after I started at Hitachi in 2005 when Dale Webb the Administrator for the then PMAC was looking for an instructor for the Principles Programs. My supervisor Allan Wiebe mentioned they had hired a new employee `with a unique use of the English language’. The rest has been history.
I entered the education program and received my PMAC Certificate in Purchasing in 2006 and then upgraded to the Diploma in Supply Management in 2012.
Over time, I spent 8 years on the Board of Directors as Membership, Education Director, President, and Past President. I lost count after 1900 of the number of students that I have had in all the classes, seminars and workshops instructed and facilitated.
It has been a great run and truly fortunate to have met and worked with a lot of great people.
I currently identify as a semi retired, cranky old fart; living in Warman just outside of Saskatoon, so I do not have to deal with bike lanes, parking, and traffic. When Tex the Liver and I aren’t keeping busy trying to stay one step ahead of the Corona virus critters; you can find me doing a few corporate guest appearances at various Lunch and Learn engagements or some tutoring and mentoring; with summers reserved for Waskesiu. I also enjoy my time volunteering as an advocate in Saskatchewan for the Organ Donation program.
Deborah Osborne joined PF Collins in November 2015 as VP, Customs & Consulting, responsible for overseeing the company’s Customs Brokerage and Consulting/Compliance services across Canada. Over the course of her career she has played a key role in enhancing performance standards through a combination of process re-engineering and dedication to compliance strategy execution.
Deborah is a licensed Customs Broker and senior manager with over 30 years of experience in implementing customs brokerage and trade compliance programs across US and Canada and providing strategic direction and training support to versatile industries. She has proven expertise in developing corporate policies and procedures while setting company-wide compliance priorities and maintaining a functionally integrated compliance structure.
An exceptional communicator, Deborah is internationally recognized for aggressively identifying growth opportunities and providing tactical solutions that reduce inefficiencies, increase accountability, and accomplish KPI and profitability goals. She regularly hosts customs training seminars and workshops to assist business owners, customs brokers, importers, exporters, managers, purchasing agents, lawyers, and buyers on a variety of Canada & US customs-related topics. As part of the Executive Management team, Deborah reports directly to the President and manages all PFC’s customs operations, including special projects, software enhancement, development of internal and external SOPs, KPIs, RPIs, and the Compliance & Consulting department.
In addition to her duties as VP, Customs & Consulting with PF Collins, Deborah is currently serving as the Chair of the Board of Directors with the Canadian Society of Customs Broker (CSCB) . She is also a Director with the IFCBA (International Federation of Customs Brokers Association).
Deborah worked with the St. John’s Board of Trade in producing a short training presentation covering Importing into Canada which is still active on YouTube.
During the start of the COVID19 outbreak, she was an active participant with Supply Chain Canada COVID-19 Task Force along with other executives of Manufacturers, Importers, Exporters, Member of Parliament, Transportation companies, Carriers and all levels of Government & Municipal officials. Regular weekly meetings were held to discuss the massive disruption of goods and supplies being experienced through out the supply chain.
Past Recipients of the Fellow Designation
In Good Company
