Location(s): Mississauga, ON
Job Schedule: Full‑time, Hybrid (4+ days in office, 1 day remote)
Education Requirement: Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field
Sponsorship: No

Come Drive Innovation with Us. We are currently looking for a Senior Planner, Vehicle Planning to join our team in Mississauga, ON.

Position Summary

As the Senior Planner – Vehicle Planning, you will be responsible for optimizing vehicle flow and allocation across all regions for both retail and fleet channels. Your responsibilities will encompass strategic planning, vehicle allocation management, and carflow simulations, in close collaboration with Regional General Managers (RGMs) and the Manager, Fleet Operations. The position focuses on balancing retail and fleet demand by understanding the distinct dynamics of each channel and executing allocation strategies that maximize sales throughput, volume performance, and profitability.

Position Functions

- Allocation and Sales Planning (50%) – Implement a balanced allocation strategy. Collaborate on planning initiatives aimed at maximizing sales throughput while maintaining equilibrium in the allocation process. Collaborate with RGMs and regional teams to address allocation gaps and priorities.
- Fleet Operations, Allocation & Order to Delivery process (25%) – Support fleet product allocation and maintain appropriate inventory levels to optimize free cash flow and deliver best‑in‑class order to delivery performance, ensuring vehicle availability and delivery timing requirements are met. Create, oversee and maintain customer ordering processes (commercial accounts) and dealer order assignment to drive operational efficiency, accuracy, and customer satisfaction.
- Carflow Simulations/maintenance (15%) – Assist the manager with ad hoc requests and Carflow simulations. Maintain the Carflow on a monthly basis (i.e. actual carflows update, future FY template set up, supporting file update, etc.).
- Reporting (10%) – Review the monthly allocation with sales VP and key stakeholders to seek alignment.



Report allocation results to the key stakeholders (i.e. dealer declines, additional order matching, national tagging progress). Maintain the orders, OBank, Order Preview, Order confirmation system fleet reporting, performance analysis, fleet accruals & business support. Produce and maintain weekly and monthly reporting, including sales estimates. Analyze monthly sales results and prepare insights for senior management and the Global Fleet Team.

Who We’re Looking For

- Required:
- Previous experience in automotive sales planning, carflow management, or related roles.
- Proficiency in VBA (Visual Basic for Applications) is an asset.
- Strong Excel proficiency, advanced functions and data manipulation required.
- Familiarity with Tableau and PowerBI is an asset.
- Proficiency in data analysis and interpretation to make informed decisions.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills to collaborate with cross‑functional teams and RGMs.
- Strategic thinking ability to develop and implement plans aligned with sales objectives.
- Adaptability to change market conditions and adjust carflow strategies.

- Desired:

- Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Economics, or a related field.
- 5‑7+ years of experience in automotive sales planning or related roles.
- Advanced Excel skills critical to optimizing carflow and sales planning.

Working Conditions

Although this position has some exposure to adverse working conditions (i.e. tied to computer and daily schedule, glare, monotonous and repetitive tasks and multiple and/or conflicting deadlines) the exposure is generally considered minimal. The work environment is safe and no precautions are necessary.

What You’ll Look Forward to at Nissan





Career Growth and Continuous Learning Opportunities: Benefit from diverse career paths, cross‑departmental moves, and innovative learning platforms. Enhance your skills through seminars, leadership training, and tuition reimbursement programs, while playing a vital role in shaping the future of transportation. From day one, you'll have the support to tackle challenges and contribute to impactful solutions across our organization.

Rewards: Comprehensive Benefits Package, including medical, mental health, parental leave, retirement savings and unique Nissan perks, including discounts on lease vehicles as part of our Employee Lease Program and a Vehicle Purchase Program (VPP).

Built for Your Best:

Employment Eligibility

All employment is contingent upon successful completion of background screenings in accordance with Nissan policies and as permitted by applicable statutes and regulations.

It is Nissan’s policy to provide Equal Employment Prospect (EEO) to all persons regardless of race, gender, military status, disability, or any other status protected by law. Candidates for this position must be legally authorized to work in Canada and will be required to provide proof of employment eligibility at the time of hire.

Salary Range

Mississauga Ontario Canada Salary Range: $91,573.00 - $119,436.00 This compensation range represents the minimum to midpoint base salary rates at Nissan for jobs assigned to this particular grade level. Please note that an employee’s base salary may occasionally be set above the midpoint of the salary band for this grade level, in recognition of the employee’s unique skills, work experience, education, work location, or market conditions. Compensation decisions also consider internal equity and comparisons with the base salary rates of other employees with similar backgrounds working in comparable roles. Note: Bonus, benefits, and other forms of variable compensation are not included in the base‑salary range shown above.

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