Senior Product Planning Manager
Greater Nashville Area, Tn
ALTIMA, MAXIMA, ROGUE, MURANO, PATHFINDER, JUKE/NISMO- Responsible for all aspects of product competitiveness for Nissan Crossovers and Large Sedans for the US and Canada (Rogue/Altima are #1/2 best-selling vehicles for Nissan US and Rogue/Altima/Maxima/ Murano are global profit leaders for Nissan)- Directed and managed manager/analyst staff for all aspects of product line including vehicle concept, market requirements, target customer development, performance target setting, key vehicle attributes, price/volume strategy and forecast, feature/packaging strategy, styling direction, launch support, and lifecycle management- Created Juke NISMO vehicle concept for re-introduction of NISMO brand to US market- Supported new product launches, including vehicle presentations and interviews to major media and key industry members (e.g., Consumer Reports, ALG)- Key North American product expert representative/liaison between Nissan Motor Company, Ltd., and Nissan North America (key departments: R&D, Manufacturing, Program Management, Styling, Marketing, Finance, Pricing, Legal, Distribution, Training, and Research)- Department lead for Cost Reduction & Profit Optimization, resulting in over $90M of profit improvement visibility in 2016- Managed and continually developed Manager/Analyst staff -Nissan V-Fast Facilitator (similar to Six Sigma) and Diversity Champion (Covey certified) - Key member of Product Planning Workload Management Team and internal team to improve Quality of Management/ Employee Morale