Kanchu Oh
Purchasing Office Procurement & Logistics Dept., Professional CoE

Mitsubishi Materials delivers world-class materials and products created at its plants, smelters & refineries, and Group companies across the nation to society. We can work for people, society, and the Earth. I became interested in the scale of this work and decided to join the company to build my career here.
I am in charge of procurement work in the Procurement & Logistics Department. This job involves the purchasing of items necessary for business activities and supports the foundation of the company from behind the scenes. Currently, I procure energy and industrial gas for use at Mitsubishi Materials and Group companies from around the world and deliver them to manufacturing sites.
In this job, having a sense of balance is of the utmost importance. Our mission is to balance QCD (quality, cost, and delivery) to provide high-quality products at a low cost and in a timely manner.
We must work closely together with and grasp the needs of departments within the Group who need materials procured, while building solid relationships with suppliers as we ensure procurement with balanced QCD. It is challenging, but I feel satisfied when I am able to fulfill people’s requests and makes them happy through my work.

Failing to get our hands on just one small part can stop production. I became keenly aware of the weight of the responsibility of procurement work when I was assigned to the Kyushu Plant* immediately after joining the company. A stable and mistake-free procurement of a wide range of parts and facilities is required for one plant to continue production. Getting to see this site up close formed the foundation of my corporate life.
In the energy and industrial gas procurement work of which I am currently in charge, interdepartmental coordination that crosses organizational boundaries has grown stronger, and the style of procurement has evolved.
For example, when contemplating the use of new energy and industrial gas at a business, the procurement division also considers specifications and other factors together from the planning stage, enhancing coordination to con- duct procurement using optimal methods. I feel this is thanks to the efforts of our seniors, which grew the presence of the Procurement & Logistics Depart- ment itself.
Additionally, each Company currently has their own procurement department in order to realize more attentive and speedy operations. Everyone in each Company’s procurement department has established a framework for cooperation in which they quickly gather information on their Company’s new projects and share it with us, who are involved in the procurement of the entire company and Group. This further supports our procurement work.

Mitsubishi Materials is committed to implementing GHG (greenhouse gas) emissions reduction measures as part of the Medium-term Management Strategy FY2031, toward our goal of realizing carbon neutrality by 2045. I also want to contribute to achieving this goal through the energy-related work in which I am currently involved.
For example, fuel conversion is one of these initiatives. More specifically, we are planning to replace the fuel currently used at some locations with a differ- ent fuel that emits less carbon dioxide.
I hope to expand these initiatives hori- zontally throughout the company.
Going forward, I will continue to carry on my work as a specialist in procurement and logistics at Mitsubishi Materials. I want to achieve work that accurately meets the needs of the new era, such as carbon neutrality, while I fulfill my own duties.