Michael Leipold Email & Phone Number

United States

Clemmons, North Carolina, United States

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

•Built a Dog Grooming, Daycare and Boarding Business from the ground up, that has achieved self-sufficient status • Marketed the business locally to gain customers.• Managed everything from the remodeling of the facility to the daily operations of the business.• Budgeted the initial capital for constructing the business to the operating expenses.• Networked among peers to promote the business and gain knowledge.• Responsibilities included Marketing, Managing, Budgeting and Networking.

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

•Developed aftermarket sales and marketing strategies based on customer requests, sales analytics, supplier recommendations, and ongoing projects to improve part offerings and availabilities •Worked cross functionally with the Pricing and Purchasing Departments to define recommended pricing to guarantee competitiveness while maintaining and improving margins •Responsible for collaboratively developing and presenting informative and engaging breakout sessions during annual conferences. Designed the layout, coordinated assembly and managed participation of departmental trade fair booths •Successfully developed, marketed and launched a new aftermarket offering which increased sales by 200% yearly; created Brochures, Videos and Sales Literature in conjunction with an external marketing agency; created Parts and Service training materials to increase awareness and benefits at the dealerships; worked with the Communications Team to formulate Press Releases of new offering •Informed customers, dealership sales teams and internal key personnel of new product offerings, benefits and improvements to existing product lines; wrote and developed bulletins and hot sheets; facilitated monthly webinars; visited customers and dealers; provided continual support to Parts Managers and dealership personnel with their daily concerns and questions •Secured part availability at production start for the new offerings: reviewed all new parts released for the model, defined high priority parts based on criteria that best supports the customer and worked with purchasing and procurement to guarantee parts availability in the Parts Distribution Centers • Represented Volvo Group North America on Global Branding Strategy Team to enhance aftermarket value and sales of proprietary components • Expanded the Remanufacturing Program by creating new product strategies and working with suppliers and procurement to offer a greater selection and availability of parts to customers

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Worked with team members to establish and develop individual marketing plans that aligned with corporate objectives while ensuring they met department KPI’s; presented the team’s strategies to the executive leadership team• Successfully communicated management’s decisions and recommendations with team members to improve marketing strategies resulting in increased sales

Greensboro/Winston-Salem, North Carolina Area

• Represented both Mack and Volvo Truck Brands by communicating customer and marketing requirements to Product Planning, Product Range Management and Product Development Teams, including; Infotainment, Advanced Vehicle Electronic Architecture, OBD16 for Cummins and reduction in Standard Cost of Sales• Worked with Sales and Marketing administration and development organizations to incorporate brand strategies into product requirements• Supported the Sales and Marketing organization with current product offering definitions, product information and sales goals

Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

• Managed two Operational Development Teams for 2 Years• Represented Volvo North America in a global harmonization team to define a Global ABS System for Mack, Renault and Volvo• Electrical and Electronics Project Leader for Volvo Auxiliary Air Conditioning Unit and the implementation of Eaton Automated Transmissions• Project Management focus on Allison Transmissions, Anti-Lock Brake Systems, Stability Control Systems and Active Safety Product Modification Requests (PMR’s), including 6x2 Electronic Suspension for Mack• Electronics Team Leader for the introduction of the Volvo Electronic Stability System, Volvo Tire Pressure Monitoring System and the Governmental Intelligent Vehicle Initiative, including the implementation of an Electronic Braking System• Technical Lead in writing RFQ’s, evaluating responses and participating in vendor selection with the Purchasing Department• Cooperated with the Advanced Engineer department to support Active Safety and HMI efforts within the corporation • Managed implementation of multiple Mack and Volvo PMR’s• Took over and completed introduction of Mack Medium Heavy Duty offering• Engineering Area of Responsibility: Vehicle Dynamics and Active Safety Electronic Systems and Components• Ensured areas of responsibility met Federal Regulations for North America, including Mexico and Canada• Supported the Electrical department as their Key Kola User

High Point, North Carolina, United States

• Responsible for complete chassis electrical systems including engine wiring and instrumentation• Initiated modular harness system eliminating “one-wire” harnesses

Orrville, Ohio, United States

• Responsible for customer adaptations for the Electrical and Cab components• Worked on projects to improve the quality of products, implement new technologies and reduce internal costs