On April 16, Kanematsu Corporation (hereinafter “Kanematsu”) established Kanematsu Seed Port Ltd. (hereinafter “Kanematsu Seed Port”) as a strategic IT firm for updating the Kanematsu Group’s ERP system and promoting digital transformation, aiming to enhance groupwide management in line with the medium-term management plan, integration 1.0.
＜New company profile＞
| Name | Kanematsu Seed Port Ltd. |
| President | Toshihiro Sakai |
| Address | JP TOWER, 7-2 Marunouchi 2-chome, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-7017, Japan （Planning to move to Hachobori, Chuo-ku, Tokyo in October, 2025） |
| Paid in Capital | 90 million yen |
| Stockholder | Kanematsu Corporation（100%） |
| Website | https://www.seedport.co.jp/ |
＜Purpose of Establishment＞
Kanematsu Seed Port was established in conjunction with Kanematsu’s introduction of Oracle Corporation Japan’s Oracle Fusion Cloud Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), which marks the group’s first ERP system update in 20 years. By leveraging Oracle’s cutting-edge technology, we intend to build a flexible and highly efficient development structure and to optimize our system development resources. The ERP system update will help the Kanematsu Group build a data platform and promote groupwide data utilization, in turn creating long-term synergies within the group that will lead to new opportunities for business and growth.
＜About the Name＞
The name Kanematsu Seed Port Ltd. represents our resolve to “sow the seeds for the future and create new value,” as well as the new company’s role as a “port” that connects people, goods, and data and supports business transformation. Just like a trading port—where our trading business began—Kanematsu Seed Port aims to serve as a hub for promoting corporate digital transformation.
＜On the founding of Kanematsu Seed Port＞
Kanematsu Seed Port aims to become an organization that keeps growing—a top-notch group of engineers that can accelerate digital transformation across the Kanematsu Group, drive the evolution of its trading business, and provide more practical and valuable systems. To this end, we will nurture highly motivated individuals with expertise in both business and technology, building a structure that will enable us to accurately identify on-the-ground issues and provide the optimal IT solutions to address them. By sowing the seeds for the future of the trading business as well as creating new value, we will contribute to the sustainable development of companies and society.
＜Engineer Recruitment＞
We are recruiting engineers to join the founding team at Kanematsu Seed Port. We are looking for individuals who can leverage cutting-edge technology to shape the future of the trading business—engineers with an out-of-the-box mindset who can proactively engage in problem-solving. We offer the optimal environment for those with an understanding of both business and technology who wish to hone their skills as full-stack engineers across various areas of system development and create value in the frontline of business, as well as those wishing to contribute to corporate digital transformation by leveraging industry-leading, innovative technology.
For more details, please visit the website in the “Contacts” section below.
【Contacts】
＜Contact Information for Media:＞
PR Section, Kanematsu Corporation Tel :+81-3-6747-5000 https://www.kanematsu.co.jp/en/inquiry/y
＜Contact Information for Engineer Recruitment Inquiries＞
URL： https://www.seedport.co.jp/recruit