Samuel Kon Email & Phone Number

Nashville, Tennessee, United States

Responsible for QX50 and QX55 lifecycle management. - Marketing strategy - Sales strategy

Franklin, Tennessee, United States

Mexico City, Mexico

- Reporting project performance/approvals to upper management in each milestone and on a regular basis.- Review and analyze product data, and negotiate and determine terms of profit improvement action across functional teams including product planning, finance, engineering, manufacturing and marketing in the US, Mexico and Japan.- Prepared and executed Kicks Minor change for US/CAN/MEX markets with a successful launch in 2020. - Managed the profile and contract milestones for the 1 st introduction in the region of e-POWER technology in 2022.- Collaborated on pilot research and development for the Car sharing program in Nissan Mexico obtaining valuable customer feedback for future mass market implementation.- Day to day supervising and management of current Kicks performance in America´s region including cross functional team meetings.

Mexico City, Mexico

- Led regular cross functional meetings to ensure project/program key milestones were met to achieve ideal SOP/SOS avoiding additional incentives and expenses (~25 MUSD).- Managed a global cross functional team of marketing/product planning, finance, engineering and manufacturing to achieve profitability and market share for the lineup of imported and locally produced vehicles in Mexico.- Managed the product model and year lifecycle events for Kicks in MEX, US, CAN, LATAM and Middle east. MY18 --> MY23, sold 150K+ units/year (across 30+ counties)- Executed the contract for the next generation X-trail (Rogue) for the Mexican market with a positive profit result.- Oversaw right sizing activities with key teams across product planning and engineering. Performed benchmark comparisons, and proposed/approved strategies to improve profitability. Target overachieved by 20% in 2019.- Led the implementation of several autonomous driving features for Kicks during the lifecycle (FCW /AEB /LDW/BSW)

Mexico City, Mexico

-Liaised with global PMO teams to determine and meet regional KPI milestones for several programs (Rogue/Altima/Pathfinder/Maxima)- Prepared detailed project plans, outlining team roles and responsibilities as well as expected deliverables (overseeing 7 teams/50+ employees).- Managed program budgets, securing and optimizing program funding for all model year changes across the lifecycle.- Led the introduction of the HEV and Minor change for X-Trail (Rogue), achieving the #1 SUV sales in the Mexican market in 2018 (25K units).

Mexico City, Mexico