Supply Demand Planning Manager
Job Summary
We are seeking a Supply and Demand Planning Manager to lead the restructuring of our power procurement portfolio. You will oversee electricity trading, risk management, and supply/demand optimization for the Rakuten Denki and Rakuten Gas services. This role is central to the division's cost management and business competitiveness.
Responsibilities
- Manage electricity trading risks
- Confirm positions based on JEPX and bilateral procurement
- Perform transaction profit and loss analysis
- Oversee credit and operational risk management
Required Skills
- 5+ years power supply and demand management
- 5+ years power procurement experience
- Advanced Excel data aggregation
- Experience with JEPX trading and OCCTO plan submission
Job Details
Specific Job Responsibilities:
- As a manager or management candidate, you will be responsible for risk management in electricity trading.
- Confirming electricity position based on electricity market transactions (JEPX), bilateral (electricity) procurement, wholesale transactions, and supply and demand management.
- Transaction profit and loss analysis.
- Credit risk and operational risk management.
- Other related tasks.
Work Environment:
- Supply and Demand Planning Team: 4 members.
- Composition: Men and women in their 20s-40s.
- All members are mid-career hires, and even those without prior experience in the energy industry are thriving.
Required Qualifications:
- 5+ years of experience in power supply and demand management or related work (practical experience in OCCTO plan submission, JEPX trading, etc.)
- 5+ years of practical experience in power procurement
- Experience with data aggregation using Excel (functions, pivot tables, etc.)
Preferred Qualifications:
- Management experience
- English proficiency
- Trading experience (finance, crude oil, non-ferrous metals, grains, electricity, etc.)
- Knowledge of futures trading and derivatives trading
- Experience in calculating Value at Risk (expected maximum loss)