Senior Planner Contests & Incentives

Nissan Motor Corporation•Franklin, TN

About The Position

Shape the Future of Mobility at Nissan: Launch Your Career, Drive Innovation Come Drive Innovation with Us. We are currently looking for a Senior Planner to join our team in Franklin, TN. A Day in the Life: Compiles tactic costing into C&I I-Chart for various planning milestones, ensures accuracy and reports financial impact to C&I leadership. -- Tactic is a pricing edition,. Work with C&I team to ensure the proposed VME (Variable Marketing Expense) spend aligns with the business plan and forecasts. Responsible for the Month End close process and determining appropriate accrual amounts for all tactic types. Seeks detailed knowledge of vehicle-level tactics and how proposed tactic changes affect planned VME spend. Works with NMAC partners to assess intercompany rate change impact on VME spend. Maintains relationship with external partner JATO to help deliver timely updates to competitive incentive tracking. Supports costing, analysis, implementation, and post-analysis of incentives for assigned models. Interfaces with CMM teams for assigned models for the planning, development, and implementation of new vehicle incentive programs. Produces competitive C&I reports, analysis, and presentations and recommends counter actions where appropriate for assigned models, utilizing competitive incentive reports, PIN PNUR (Per New Unit Retailed) analysis, LPP as % of MSRP, pen reports, and residual variance analysis. Supports the department’s future fiscal year budgets utilizing lease cost worksheets, APR workbook, and cost analysis to forecast expense. Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

Strong analytical, presentation and strategic thinking skills.
Experience in developing and analyzing reports as well as working with numbers.
Strong attention to detail is required.
Excellent negotiation and cross-functional skills to effectively balance priorities from various functional groups.
Highly motivated and must be able to multi-task and work independently when needed.
Advanced knowledge/experience with Word, Excel, and PowerPoint essential.
Other computer skills: Working knowledge of other PC or mainframe applications to produce non-standard, creative products as needed.
Minimum of six or more years of directly related Sales and Marketing experience in the automotive industry.
Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline.

Nice To Haves

Regional Dealer contact experience preferred.
MBA preferred

Responsibilities

Compiles tactic costing into C&I I-Chart for various planning milestones, ensures accuracy and reports financial impact to C&I leadership.
Work with C&I team to ensure the proposed VME (Variable Marketing Expense) spend aligns with the business plan and forecasts.
Responsible for the Month End close process and determining appropriate accrual amounts for all tactic types.
Seeks detailed knowledge of vehicle-level tactics and how proposed tactic changes affect planned VME spend.
Works with NMAC partners to assess intercompany rate change impact on VME spend.
Maintains relationship with external partner JATO to help deliver timely updates to competitive incentive tracking.
Supports costing, analysis, implementation, and post-analysis of incentives for assigned models.
Interfaces with CMM teams for assigned models for the planning, development, and implementation of new vehicle incentive programs.
Produces competitive C&I reports, analysis, and presentations and recommends counter actions where appropriate for assigned models, utilizing competitive incentive reports, PIN PNUR (Per New Unit Retailed) analysis, LPP as % of MSRP, pen reports, and residual variance analysis.
Supports the department’s future fiscal year budgets utilizing lease cost worksheets, APR workbook, and cost analysis to forecast expense.
Perform other job-related duties as assigned by management.