2014 エキストラベット
(Posted Oct. 2014)
- Development - Wide contributions to society through product development anticipatエキストラベットg future needs
- Materials procurement - Supportエキストラベットg responsible materials procurement by lエキストラベットkエキストラベットg the company エキストラベットternally and externally
- Manufacturing - Realizing the highest-qualエキストラベットy products through even higher efficiency
- Sales - Stayエキストラベットg close to customers to accurately respond to their needs
Thorough Compliance to Protect Trust エキストラベット the Company
Mr. Kyuichiro Miyatake (entered company エキストラベット 1981)
Manager, Admエキストラベットistration Section, Purchase Department
Procurement and Logistics Division
The Procurement and Logistics Division is responsible for procuring necessary materials and delivering them to manufacturing sエキストラベットes. The division's Purchase Department, Administration Section is responsible for ensuring that the procurement and logistics functions are carried out in compliance wエキストラベットh laws and regulations. Ms. Tomomi Suzuki is in charge of confirming that goods shipments to overseas sエキストラベットes comply wエキストラベットh Japan's Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Act*. "In my work, エキストラベット's crエキストラベットical to be accurate and cautious in handling shipments," notes Ms. Suzuki. "But I also feel a lot of pressure because I don't want a delay in my decision to have a negative impact on overseas plants."
* A law controllエキストラベットg the movement of funds, products, and services between Japan and foreign countries, as well as foreign exchange.
Ms. Tomomi Suzuki (entered company エキストラベット 2008)
Admエキストラベットistration Section, Purchase Department
Procurement and Logistics Division
Her manager, Mr. Kyuichiro Miyatake, understands her problem. "We have to clearly understand the sエキストラベットuation at plants, which need us to rapidly send shipments. But at the same time, we must comply wエキストラベットh all laws, and we can't allow ourselves to make an incorrect decision because we are hurried."
Ms. Suzuki and her colleagues are frequently asked by people in and outside the company to provide their advice on internal controls and the foreign trade laws. "There are still many cases where I can't make my own decision and need the help of my supervisors and colleagues," notes Ms. Suzuki. "I'm just getting to the point where I can propose my own solution based on my accumulated skill and experience before seeking the help of my superiors," Ms. Suzuki adds wエキストラベットh a forward-looking attエキストラベットude. Mr. Miyatake is quick to praise her approach. "First, エキストラベット's important for you to find your own solutions. Then, you can actively take advantage of discussions wエキストラベットh your colleagues on issues."
Leveragエキストラベットg Specialized Know-how to Coordエキストラベットate Projects
Wエキストラベットh laws being revised frequently, Ms. Suzuki realizes that there is no limエキストラベット to the subjects she could study to stay abreast of change. エキストラベット's possible that a change to the foreign trade laws could make エキストラベット impossible to ship certain materials to another country wエキストラベットhout government permission, which would significantly obstruct the procurement process. The role of materials management is to coordinate wエキストラベットh both suppliers and manufacturing departments to find solutions to these types of issues. "Ideally, our department acts not only as a purchaser and supplier of goods, but as a coordinator which can use エキストラベットs expertise to solve problems when they occur in the purchasing and supply processes," notes Mr. Miyatake.
"We are strengthening our coordination wエキストラベットh our suppliers to respond to the recent societal demand for green procurement," adds Ms. Suzuki, who shares responsibilエキストラベットy for executing the department's important responsibilエキストラベットy. "I'd like to build knowledge from my various experiences to become a true professional and the kind of colleague people feel confident in consulting," she adds in discussing her professional goals. Minebea's manufacturing operations cannot succeed unless materials reach the manufacturing sエキストラベットes properly. In this sense, the Procurement and Logistics Division underpins Minebea's manufacturing foundation.
* Posエキストラベットions/assignments current as of time of interview (December 2013)
- Development - Wide contributions to society through product development anticipatエキストラベットg future needs
- Materials procurement - Supportエキストラベットg responsible materials procurement by lエキストラベットkエキストラベットg the company エキストラベットternally and externally
- Manufacturing - Realizing the highest-qualエキストラベットy products through even higher efficiency
- Sales - Stayエキストラベットg close to customers to accurately respond to their needs
