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Shimizu Akiko

Operations Team · Certified Sleep & Bedding Advisor · Workshop artisan

OFUTON KOBO craftsman Shimizu Akiko — handcrafted Japanese shikibuton · OFUTON KOBO
Name Shimizu Akiko
Role Operations Team · Certified Sleep & Bedding Advisor
Category Workshop artisan

A member of the Operations Team, handling product stock management, sub-material ordering, customer order confirmation and slip issuing. She obtained the Certified Sleep & Bedding Advisor qualification in March 2025, and has worked on the in-house-shipping→fulfilment switch project and a logistics-cost-reduction project.

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My everyday responsibilities

In the Operations Team, I manage product stock, order supporting materials, confirm customer orders, prepare delivery slips and get products ready for dispatch. These practical tasks help the workshop run smoothly each day.

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A few improvement projects

Alongside my daily work, I have helped improve fulfillment and now work on reducing logistics costs. I look at more compact packing with the representative and logistics team. Lower delivery costs can help us keep more room in the price for the customer.

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The qualification of March 2025

I obtained the Certified Sleep & Bedding Advisor qualification in March 2025. Learning more about sleep and bedding materials has helped me give more informed replies to customers.

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“Deeply moved by the price and the quality”

The first time I used the workshop’s shikibuton after joining, I was moved by the contrast between price and quality — this workshop does not market on price or exaggerate its materials, yet the quality is more solid than imagined. At home I now use the “HIMARI” line. To work alongside a product I love is a rather fortunate thing.

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