Strategy member for Electric Power Business - Energy Division

Job Description:

Business Overview

Rakuten is Japan's largest marketplace and Internet ecosystem, offering a wide range of more than 70 services, including e-commerce, travel, banking, fintech, food delivery, golf, insurance, instant messaging, and mobile networking. Rakuten offers more than 140 services worldwide, of which Communications & Energy Company is the division that operates the cell phone business and other telecommunications and electric energy-related businesses.

Please see below for a list of Communications & Energy Company's services*.

https://corp.rakuten.co.jp/about/company/communications_energy.html

Department Overview

As a retail electricity provider of the Rakuten Group, Rakuten Electricity provides "Rakuten Denki," an electricity service for general households, and "Rakuten Gas," a city gas service. Rakuten Electricity is expanding its services to become the No. 1 new electric power company by providing a safe, convenient, and affordable experience close to its users.

The service features a simple design with a basic charge of zero yen and a single metered charge based on the amount of electricity used, instead of the complicated and difficult electricity rate plans of the past. The service allows customers to receive Rakuten points based on their electricity bills and to pay their electricity bills with the points.

Furthermore, the digitization of the energy field is expected to continue in the future, including the digitization of electricity meters, the development of mobile communication technology, and the spread of IoT and AI. With the spread of distributed power resources such as solar power generation, storage batteries, and electric vehicles, virtual power plants (VPPs) can be used to control and optimize power supply and demand, bundle power sources generated by each household, and mutually trade power. I can also imagine a future where this is done. Against this backdrop, we aim to establish a new power platform by leveraging Rakuten Group's IT technology and big data.

-The Business Strategy Team within Rakuten’s Energy Business Division plays a central role in driving growth and profitability in the energy sector (with sales in the tens of billions of yen). The team analyzes P&Ls and KPIs, formulates and executes short-, medium-, and long-term strategies, and reports to senior management with the goal of maximizing business revenue and profits.

・This position allows you to leverage the Rakuten Group’s customer base and service portfolio to develop unique business plans and drive business growth.

Position:

Why We Hire

Recruitment of additional staff.

With our revenue growing steadily, we are aiming for further growth.

Position Details

- You will be responsible for overall business strategy and new business development within the Rakuten Group’s “Energy Sector.”

Specifically:

- Formulating and executing business strategies to expand the energy business

- Developing measures to strengthen the foundation of existing businesses

- Planning new services (from planning to execution to increase the number of electricity customers)

- Analyzing current challenges, conducting research, devising and implementing solutions, and performing market research (including current market analysis and competitor analysis)

- Planning and executing collaboration with various internal businesses and services

- Driving initiatives toward implementation (preparing proposals, consulting with internal stakeholders, and refining business models)

- Preparing various documents, reports, and proposals

Work Environment

Business Strategy Team

Number of people: 3 people

Composition: men and women in their 30s-40s

All are mid-career hires, some with no experience in the energy industry.

Mandatory Qualifications:

- At least three years of experience in strategy and planning at PPS (Power Producer and Supplier)

Or at least 3 years of experience as a consultant in the electric power industry

Desired Qualifications:

- Experience in establishing an agency network in the electric power industry

- Business level English

- Experience communicating with management

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Languages:

Japanese (Overall - 4 - Fluent)