Tomizawa Shouten held a recruitment information session for new graduates for fiscal year 2027. we also held a program to help participants gain a deeper understanding of our company, including a roundtable discussion with young employees

This article will provide a digest of the event and also share comments from participants.

At the end of the article, we will also include information about the next event, so please read to the end.

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Corporate philosophy and business introduction - "Spreading the joy of cooking to the world"

Our company was founded 106 years ago and has grown into a specialty store that handles confectionery and bread-making ingredients and equipment.
With the philosophy of "spreading the joy of cooking all over the world," we as highly specialized products that , as well as gift and wrapping materials.

■ Seven business divisions

• Store business (93 stores nationwide)
• E- commerce business (for individuals and corporations / orders placed before 12 noon will be shipped the same day)
• Raw material wholesale business
• Partner wholesale business
• Studio business
• Content business (approximately 6,000 recipe assets)
• Manufacturing business (e.g., packaging cocoa at the Hashimoto factory)

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Company history and transformation - balancing speed and challenge

In 2023, the company will consolidate its head office functions in Tamasakai to strengthen collaboration between departments.
Since around 2009, the current president has promoted logical management, accelerating
global expansion The organizational culture that allows the company to balance speed and challenge is "a small but elite team."

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A "small but elite" organizational culture characterized by autonomy and speed

• Flat organization (President → Department manager → Section manager → General manager)
• Average team size : 4.9 people
• Roles change flexibly depending on ability (section managers may also take on department manager duties)
• think and act independently can thrive

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This is how you can achieve your dreams: A career dialogue between two senior employees - the reality of work from two perspectives, one in the back office and one in the creative field

At this briefing session, : a back office worker (Yumoto) with seven years of experience in the workforce and a creative worker (Yanagida) with six years of experience . They talked about the criteria they use to choose a company, what makes their work rewarding, and the actual work they do.

1. Reasons for choosing the company and the focus of your career

Yumoto, who is in charge of the back office, says that while he wasn't sure what he wanted to do,
he chose the company based on the value of " contributing to the local community "

"Even though my commute time increased, I valued the 'non-negotiable core values' of being able to work regular hours and be involved in the local community."

On the other hand, Yanagida, who is in charge of packaging, that he continued to choose his career based on his honest desire to do what he wanted to do ,
and that he chose Shouten because "I could be involved in design in the field of food, which I'm interested in."

"The more you communicate what you want to do, the more opportunities will come your way.
At the same time, it's important to continue honing your skills," he said passionately to the students.

2. Back office and creative work

We introduced some of the work done in the back office and creative departments

● Back office (accounting)

• Legal procedures such as tax payments
• Payment management to business partners
• Monthly and yearly routine work
  → This role involves " supporting the basics "

● Creative (packaging/planning)

• Renewal of packaging and labels
• Gift box and recipe card planning
• Directing external designers and photography teams
  → " Planning + production management " work, progressing multiple long-term projects leading up to the release date

Although the work is different, they both have in common the fact that "hidden efforts lead to results."

3. What is important in career development

At the end of the discussion, the two offered advice to job-seekers

• Choosing a company that aligns with your values
• Sorting out what you can and cannot compromise on
• Communicating what you want to do in words
• The more you hone your skills, the more they will be useful for the future

It was impressive to see the students nodding vigorously as they took notes, and
their image of what it would be like to work there seemed to become even more concrete.

4. Questions and answers from students

In response to the discussion, students

Can I try it even if I have no design experience?

What qualities are required in the back office?

Can I change careers?

Many students raised their hands, and the two senior employees answered their questions carefully.
From here, the Q&A session continued, further piqued the interest of the participants.

Students were seen nodding repeatedly during the discussion

"My criteria for choosing a company became clearer."
"My image of what it would be like to work became more concrete."
"I'm glad to learn that packaging work is much more diverse than I imagined."

There were many moments when such comments were heard and the atmosphere in the venue became much more positive

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Participants commented:

"The tour of the company and the sweets-making experience were very refreshing and fun. In addition, the company information session and roundtable discussions helped me to deepen my understanding of the company and job hunting."

"I was able to hear directly from people working on-site, which made me feel closer to the company culture. I was able to get a concrete understanding of how to advance, and I was able to clearly imagine what it would be like to work there."

The content, which allowed viewers to feel the atmosphere on set, was well received

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■Information about the next new graduate recruitment information session

The next event will be held twice in March

📅 March 26th , 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM
📅 March 28th , 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

If you would like to participate, please check the details at the following URL.
👉For more information, please click here : https://tomizawa-saiyo.jp/job/-/info/detail/M0004390

We look forward to the participation of those graduating in the 2027 and 2028 classes