Job Title: Deputy General Manager ? AS Product Planning

Department: Aftersales

Function: Business Planning & Marketing

Legal Entity: NMEF

Location: Dubai

Level: DGM

Direct Manager: General Manager ? Aftersales Business Planning & Marketing

Mission & Main Objectives

Plan, Develop. Launch and manage Nissan Aftersales parts, accessories and commodities to ensure leadership in competitive offerings to Nissan customers and constantly improving profitability for NMEF.

Main tasks and responsibilities (Including team management if any):

Manage existing associated business (Standard Accessory, Retail accessory, Nissan Genuine Oil,Key Value Range, Battery, Chemicals?.etc)
Develop and manage MTP plan for each category (parts, accessories, commodities, chemicals?)
Support planning for VME/ FMI for each product yearly and quarterly
Track sales, profitability and NSCs inventory of each product to ensure optimum performance
Ensure alignment from concerned stakeholders prior to the launch of any product (NML, AMIO, TCS, Legal, Purchasing, ?)
Regular product planning sessions with NSCs to discuss potential new products and further development of existing ones (mini-conferences, seminars, etc)
Coordinate key stakeholders and NSCs on new products launches and clearly set launch strategy
Coordinate with Logistics to ensure best routes/shipping setup is done for each NSC
Close alignment & collaboration with Nissan AMIEO region and Product Planning functions to reflect the core Product requirements (Grade walk, other INT/EXT specifications, product development such as value advantage and NGMO?etc ) of the markets based on robust evidence and evolution of the respective segments
Build and develop business cases that shows market potential of the products and the penetration rate of NMEF
Lead all brand protection activities in the region in collaboration with NML/AMI
Aftersales Suppliers Contract Management, Performance reviews
Plan, negotiate & implement promotional schemes through NSCs
Team Management
Develop Promotional material/tools (Print & Digital)
Support digitalization and E-commerce for Nissan products in collaborations with NSCs
Sustain and grow profitability in markets for respective products, by leveraging and optimizing pricing and grade/channel mix
Ensuring the timely delivery of After-Sales reporting requirements

Country Specifics

NMEF Territory (Gulf, Med, and Levant)

KPIs

PNUR, PNUW, PNUWR
Genuine Oil Sale & Earnings growth
Market share (per product)
Sales and Profit % per product
2nd line %age coverage per model
Background & Experience (years)
Automotive Engineering/Product (4 to 6 years)
Microsoft Office Proficiency
Communications skills
Negotiation Skills
Analytical Skills

Behavioural Competencies Required

Competitive
Performance-oriented
Process-oriented
Teamwork
Team management
Work ethic skills
Challenge seeking
Relationship Building & Management

Minimum Education

Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering / Automotive Engineering Graduate

Language Requirements

English (must)
Arabic

Dubai United Arab Emirates