Planner, Advanced Product Planning

About the role

Come Drive Innovation with Us. We are currently looking for a Planner, Product Planning to join our Product Planning organization in Franklin, TN. The Product Planning team works on the realization of next generation of vehicles for Nissan North America. This involves working from a vehicle concept to create a tangible output to market, and in-market support in order to ensure the achievement of North American sales and profit goals.

Responsibilities

• Data mining and analysis to extract focused customer insights to deeply understand the market and customer
• Create robust proposals using storytelling with clear, data driven, and compelling proposals to drive decision-making
• Create a compelling product concept and/or Strategic Platform planning that capitalizes on macro trends & unmet customer needs by incorporating Nissan Brand intention, Vehicle expression, Strategic advantage, Overall future competitiveness
• Develops volume and MSRP proposals for future products based on competitive and consumer market trends
• Collaborates with other teams, departments and regions/locations to appropriately support Product Planning within various points of the process; in this case - upstream development of assigned projects
• Participate in multiple nighttime meetings each week with global counterparts to advance priorities and resolve open issues
• Maintain detailed knowledge of assigned vehicle(s) and competitive set
• Support development of grade strategies and specifications
• As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university plus at least 3 years of experience in a related area (work must include broad base of analytical aptitude in utilizing historical, statistical, and empirical data in the automotive sector)
• Experience in creating clear and compelling data-driven presentations using Microsoft Excel and PowerPoint (tables & charts, pivot tables, VLOOKUP, SUM & IF functions)
• Work must include broad base of analytical aptitude in utilizing historical, statistical, and empirical data
• Must be proficient at proposal storytelling, by developing a robust, clear, data driven and compelling proposal
• Strong understanding of total Product Planning lifecycle
• Experience using and analyzing syndicated automotive marketing data sources strongly preferred - examples include AutoKnowledge, Autoplanner, S&P Catalyst, JD Power PIN, mTAB, Strategic Vision NVES

Qualifications

• Required: Bachelor's degree from an accredited university plus at least 3 years of experience in a related area (work must include broad base of analytical aptitude in utilizing historical, statistical, and empirical data in the automotive sector)
• Desired: Experience working in cross-functional and cross-cultural teams is highly desired, and a willingness and interest to do so is necessary
• Excellent interpersonal, listening, negotiating, and communication skills

Skills

• Strong understanding of total Product Planning lifecycle
• Experience using and analyzing syndicated automotive marketing data sources strongly preferred - examples include AutoKnowledge, Autoplanner, S&P Catalyst, JD Power PIN, mTAB, Strategic Vision NVES

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package, including medical, mental health, parental leave, retirement savings & unique Nissan perks, including discounts on lease vehicles as part of our Employee Lease Program and a Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP)

Pay

N/A

Schedule

TBD