RBU Africa - Senior Manager, Strategy & Business planning (EVP5)

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Giza, Al Jīzah, EGY
In-Office
Senior level
Automotive
The Role
Leads Africa regional business planning, product and EV strategy, pricing, model competitiveness, profitability monitoring, performance reviews, and cross-functional coordination. Manages business planning cycles, pricing and VME approvals, market intelligence, strategic recommendations, and team resources. Partners with marketing, finance, sales, product planning, and regional executives to align forecasts, business plans, and pricing strategies across Africa.
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Location: Giza, 6th of October City

Work Arrangement: Onsite

Degree Level: Bachelors

Preferred Degree: Bachelor's degree in relevant qualification


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The role of SNR Mgr. Strategy & Business Planning:


  • RBU Africa MTP Product strategy development for respective geographical scope in support of RBU Africa overall Line Up, EV strategy as well as Cross Car Line direction such as NIM, Connected car etc.
  • M&S Input and coordination during Business planning cycles for the specific scope.  These planning cycles include BP, MTP, forecast, VFRA, CSC, pricing, etc.)
  • Building Market knowledge over time within RBU Africa to allow CMMs and CCL teams deep customer understanding and support accurate and impactful strategic and tactical decision making.
  • Responsibility for all pricing related activities and projects including but not limited to, models market competitiveness (DM / VI / VA ), VME and Model Profitability tracking, Pricing strategy, scenarios, and optimization amongst others.
  • Providing guidance, analysis and insight to the product management team to enable & enhance decision making as regards product planning, Product, Pricing & marketing strategy, and campaigns’ architecture, execution and review.

PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTABILITIES


MAJOR ACTIVITIES


  • Africa BU planning (BP, MTP and Fcast) management
  • Consolidating SAF & IMA-S / EGP & IMA-N M&S proposal respectively
  • Analyze entire Africa BU proposal and make business plan as Africa benefit to Africa BU management
  • Africa BU performance review
  • Consolidating SAF&IMA-S/ EGP&IMA-N performance and review (Go to Market, OC AMIO, etc.)
  • Analyze entire Africa BU proposal and make business plan as Africa benefit to Africa BU management
  • Pricing and VME management
  • Consolidating SAF & IMA-S / EGP & IMA-N pricing and propose business forecast
  • Align proposal with Africa BU executives and get approval from AMIEO management
  • SAF, IMA S + N + EGP pricing and VME planning and management with support of relevant Pricing & VME team members
  • Lead price increase proposals to ensure that the agreed pricing strategy and BP commitments are followed.
  • Track competitor  / market pricing movements by month and compile price increase proposal in conjunction with product managers
  • Compile ad hoc pricing and profitability reports for product marketing, Executive Committee, NML, AMI etc as and when requested.
  • Lead VME approval cycle VRA (on Quarter basis) and ensure alignment with M&S, Finance and Executives
  • Request ad-hoc VME approvals for business needs with providing sufficient information to the management/region
  • Model Competitiveness and Profitability monitoring
  • Track models competitiveness on a monthly basis via accurate and updated pricing reports (VI / VA) and provide regular feedback / recommendations to the relevant product managers and management.
  • Track model profitability (CMP-i) on a monthly basis and provide and update / recommendations to product managers and management.
  • Africa BU strategy lead
  • Lead in Africa BU strategy, such as line-up, EV, CC, NIM etc
  • Team Management
  • Assignment of available resources to optimize operational performance as well as to build future capacity in Strat & Business Planning
  • Operational management of BP & Strat Team

  MAJOR CHALLENGES

  • Available resources to cover vast geographical complexity
  • Africa BU regional role: Integration of Africa BU business planning activities (EGP/ IMA-N & SAF/ IMA-S integration)
  • Cross functional/ regional coordination and leadership to analyze Africa BU performance and put insight into planning

KEY INTERACTIONS                                

  • Functional:  CMMs, Marcom., NCX, Volume planning, C-Plan, Finance, OPD, Sales
  • Strategic:  Director: CMM + Country Leaders     
  • Functional:  AMIEO CCL, AMIO and Europe CMMs, Marcom, Product Planning, OPD

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
  • Bachelor's degree as minimum. 

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
  • 7 years+ experience of marketing, project management, volume planning, C-Plan, Finance or other related strategic experience
  • Analytical/critical/strategic thinking
  • 1 years + team management experience
  • 3 years+ manufacturing industry experience

PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS & BEHAVIOURS
  • Detail oriented.  Ability to "read the story" within a set of data
  • Deep understanding of each company's financial systems and processes
  • Passionate to learn new things
  • Flexible and adaptable to environment change
  • Take ownership and responsibility
  • Self-starter and leaner
  • Trusting and delegating

Giza Egypt

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 7 or more years of experience in marketing, project management, volume planning, C-Plan, finance, or related strategic work
  • At least 1 year of team management experience
  • At least 3 years of manufacturing industry experience

Nissan Motor Corporation Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Nissan Motor Corporation and has not been reviewed or approved by Nissan Motor Corporation.

  • Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy benefits, and disability and life insurance options. Access to on-site medical centers and pharmacies at major locations further strengthens perceived coverage breadth.
  • Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Vehicle-related perks such as employee leasing/discount programs and profit sharing are highlighted as standout rewards that add meaningful lifestyle value. On-site fitness centers or gym reimbursements and occasional on-site amenities also contribute to a stronger overall perks experience.
  • Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off offerings are portrayed as robust, with accrued vacation and a stated set of paid holidays. This breadth can meaningfully enhance the total rewards picture, especially where workloads are demanding.

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The Company
HQ: Resende
160,000 Employees
Year Founded: 1933

What We Do

At Nissan Motor Corporation, we are transforming how people live and drive — and we need passionate innovators to help us create a more sustainable future. As a global automotive leader, we take pride in enriching the lives of our employees and believe your passion, talent, and dedication are essential to our success. That’s why we provide career growth opportunities to help you move ahead, internal mobility so you can explore other career paths, and a healthy work-life balance so you always feel your best. In the spirit of “doing what others don’t dare to do,” we value your knowledge and life experience. We work to ensure all employees have a voice and always feel comfortable using it. Join us on our journey into a future of possibility, and experience a career as exhilarating as the open road.

Why Work With Us

Nissan is a global company driven by the accomplishments of our employees. We find pride in our continued commitment to diversity and an exciting lineup of vehicles. Simply put, we are at the intersection of people, transportation, and the environment which keeps us at the forefront of innovation.

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