Michael Lapinski

Director, Business Development, Japanese OEMs in North America

Role
Director of Business Development at HARMAN International
Location
Franklin, MI, US
LinkedIn followers
500 followers
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Experience

  1. Director of Business Development

    HARMAN International

    Dec 2024 — Present · Novi, MI, US

    Responsible for profitable growth of new business at Japanese OEMs in North America:• Pursue pre-sales for new products at OEMs globally, generate and qualify the leads - Hunting• Identify OEM stakeholders across cross-functional disciplines (decision makers and influencers). Convert influencers into Harman allies - earn their confidence.• Formulate and implement strategies to win new product business at these OEMS – Battle Plan• Drive OEM product awareness: live product experiences, demo cars, technical workshops• Pipe the voice of the customer back into the product organization so that Harman products continue to reflect market needs.

Education

  • University of Michigan

    Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Chemical Engineering

  • University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business

    MBA, Marketing, Finance

  • Chinampa Language Services

    Spanish Language

    2012 — 2012

  • Center Line High School

    Diploma, College Preparatory

Skills

  • Business Development
  • Negotiation
  • Product Marketing
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Management
  • Supply Management
  • Advanced Product Quality Planning (Apqp)
  • Manufacturing
  • Materials
  • Apqp
  • Leadership
  • Automotive Aftermarket
  • Kaizen
  • New Business Development
  • Spanish Language - Basic
  • Cross-Functional Team Leadership
  • Project Management
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Process Improvement
  • Market Research
  • Business Process Improvement
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Engineering
  • Supplier
  • Account Management
  • Program Management
  • Automotive

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