Vice Chairman Gu Ji-eun Launches On-Site Management to Drive 'Ourhome Innovation'

On the 4th, Gu Ji-eun, Vice Chairman of Ourhome (center), and Kim Tae-jun, President (right), visited the Dong Seoul Logistics Center to engage in on-site management.

[Asia Economy Reporter Seungjin Lee] Gu Ji-eun, Vice Chairman of Ourhome, embarked on her first on-site inspection since taking office. Vice Chairman Gu emphasized investment in logistics infrastructure and expressed her determination to innovate starting from the field.

On the 15th, Ourhome announced that Vice Chairman Gu visited the Dongseoul Logistics Center on the 4th. This surprise visit, conducted to omit unnecessary procedures such as prior preparations, was carried out to review the logistics system in consideration of the rapidly increasing demand for food ingredients following the phased transition to daily recovery (With Corona).

Opened in 2016, the Ourhome Dongseoul Logistics Center is an advanced logistics base where Vice Chairman Gu personally planned and designed the first specialized automated sorting system for food ingredients in the industry during her two years from 2014. It serves as the artery of Ourhome’s logistics system, supplying 30,000 products daily in optimal condition to about 10,000 clients across catering, dining out, and B2C sectors.

On that day, Vice Chairman Gu began her schedule by inspecting the Dongseoul Logistics Center, personally overseeing the entire logistics process from food ingredient product receipt, inspection, picking, loading, to shipment. She then held a meeting with the Dongseoul Logistics Center manager, head of logistics operations, and field staff to discuss future strategies for a world-class logistics system and support measures for the field.

Meeting with employees working around the clock at the Dongseoul Logistics Center due to recent volume increases, Vice Chairman Gu encouraged them by saying, “The company’s rapid growth was possible because of the top-level logistics system and all of you.” She urged, “Let us take pride as pioneers who uphold Ourhome’s tradition of being the best and first, and innovate together to create an unparalleled world-class logistics system.”

She added, “Like the Gyeryong Logistics Center, which established an automated line exclusively for the online mall earlier this year, I hope you will continuously pay attention to the market to predict demand and respond proactively to improve service quality. We will continue investing in logistics infrastructure without pause.” This reflects her determination to diversify sales by growing food ingredients and food products, which have been steadily increasing in performance.

Later, Vice Chairman Gu held a meeting with logistics center staff to hear their voices from the field. During the meeting, she expressed gratitude to the logistics site employees for their efforts in maintaining thorough quarantine measures that prevented a single COVID-19 case, and instructed, “Simplify the reporting system so that even minor difficulties or suggestions from the field can be fully reported and supported,” reaffirming her commitment to innovate starting from the frontline.

After completing her first on-site inspection schedule since taking office, Vice Chairman Gu stated, “Ourhome has always found answers ‘on-site’ during crises. I ask not only myself but all executives and employees to always listen carefully to the voices of the field and customers.”

Vice Chairman Gu plans to continue on-site management by sequentially visiting Ourhome’s key manufacturing and logistics bases in regions such as Yangsan, Eumseong, and Jeju.

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