WAP Procurement Insight】How to promote procurement and purchasing reforms that bring new value to management | Latest Event/Seminar Information

Business Problem Solving

WAP Procurement Insight]
How to promote procurement and purchasing reforms that bring new value to management

～MVVV Formulation and Overall Reform Promotion

Wednesday, 2026/05/13 from 14:00

Recently, the environment surrounding purchasing departments has become increasingly severe due to soaring raw material costs and supply chain disruptions.
With the urgent need to "reduce costs" and "ensure on-time delivery," as well as "ESG compliance" and "utilization of AI," many companies are probably being forced to "play whack-a-mole" in order to deal with the issues at hand.

In this seminar, Mr. Naohiro Nomachi of Fortiens Consulting, a leading procurement and purchasing consulting firm, will give a thorough explanation of the reform of purchasing organizations based on the "ideal state" (
).

He will present a method of restructuring procurement strategies by raising the perspective from solving immediate problems and working backward from the "Mission, Vision, and Value" of the company.
Using examples from leading companies, we will present a roadmap for transforming your company into a "self-driven next-generation purchasing organization" that is linked to your mid-term management plan, and in which the front line thinks and acts autonomously.

Seminar Outline

Date & Time: May 13, 2026 (Wed) 14:00-15:20
Format: Online (ZOOM)
Admission fee: Free (advance registration required)
Application deadline: May 13, 2026 (Wed.) 12:00
Co-sponsors: A1A Corporation, Fortiens Consulting K.K.

Recommended for

For purchasing and procurement departments that want to build a purchasing system that can deliver results autonomously as an organization, rather than leaving it to the field
Those who feel that the medium-term management plan and purchasing strategy are not well aligned and are concerned about the direction of the purchasing strategy.
Purchasing and procurement divisions that are continuously responding in a haphazard manner to multiple challenges, such as cost reduction, delivery assurance, ESG compliance, and AI utilization.

Speaker Information

Mr. Naohiro Nomachi

Master Principal, Purchasing & BPO, Fortiens Consulting K.K.

Mr. Fujishita has experience in procurement and purchasing practices and establishing procurement departments at a major automobile manufacturer and a foreign financial services company. He also worked for a consulting firm, where he was in charge of procurement, purchasing, SCM and other projects. He established his own consulting company specializing in procurement and purchasing, and has been in his current position since April 2017. He is an expert in procurement and purchasing reform and e-procurement. He is also involved in numerous activities to improve the status of the procurement and purchasing field in Japan and to support the training of buyers. He is a procurement and purchasing professional who has authored several books on procurement, published articles in numerous magazines, and lectured at seminars and other events.

Atsushi Fujishita

A1A K.K.
Marketing Unit Growth Marketing Lead

Since his graduation, he has been consistently engaged in supporting service utilization and business improvement in the IT field, and joined A1A Inc. to apply his knowledge of how IT can improve business efficiency and increase sales and profits to the manufacturing industry. Currently, through the marketing of the procurement data platform "UPCYCLE," he supports the development of data utilization infrastructure in the procurement departments of manufacturing companies and the enhancement of efficiency and sophistication of cost reduction activities.

Masaaki Fujiwara

Works Applications, Inc.
Principal

He started his career as a system development engineer, and while planning and developing products, he has participated in implementation and business improvement projects in a variety of industries and sizes. Currently, he participates in more than 200 business negotiations per year, including those in the purchasing area, and is in charge of consulting on system selection. He plays the role of "HUE Evangelist," organizing purchasing operations that differ by industry and business category and communicating the attractiveness of products tailored to each company.

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