Kurt Ludeking Email & Phone Number

Waukesha, Wisconsin, United States

Direct the development of marketing materials that showcase Walter's Engineering Kompetenz in the metal cutting industry. Customer focus in all communications is my primary target to make it easy to find the excellent metal cutting solutions in the Walter portfolio along with application information.

Waukesha, WI

Focus on product line growth and market alignment. Provide customer focused information and training on new products and application advice for maximum productivity in the metal cutting industry.

• Product data for two brands, implementation and integration of new systems and processes.
• Managed product data team based in US and France to support $120MM product area. Responsible for data integrity and accuracy in multiple data systems, and integration of data from multiple departments.
• Managed the data loading and integration for commonization of product offering for two brands. Involved creating multiple product upload and data checking routines for item characteristics, stock segments, sales.
• Created workflows and communication procedures for creation of new products in EPLM, manufacturing/logistics, sales and warehouse systems. Required separate processes for standard, special and stocked special items due.
• Implemented a new software system for catalog creation. Interfaced with the software vendor’s technical team to conduct training, and develop data loading and checking routines.
• Directed a major cleanup of product data in sales systems for US, Canada, Mexico and China in preparation for migration to a common business platform with the parent company.

• Product Manager, Grooving and Threading Products - Product Area management, marketing, and product development.
• Responsible for global product line growth and development.
• Managed $11MM product area through significant changes resulting from corporate restructuring of manufacturing, product development, R&D, and external supply chain. Maintained product area sales volume during.
• Created long-term competitive product area strategy to grow business and address industry changes and opportunities. Collected marketing intelligence, identified new product opportunities and incorporate in strategy.
• Led new product development teams and global project teams addressing product conversions and enhancements.
• Developed annual marketing plans and forecast, including promotional activities and support of trade shows. Product line analysis for profitability and market penetration. Product line adjustment through product.

• New materials, processes, controls and equipment development.
• Led technical staff to achieve new product development targets. Designed and implemented strategies to expedite new product development and new process instrumentation and control development/implementation. Managed.
• Identified new product needs and requirements in conjunction with Marketing and Sales.
• Implemented consistent and reliable technology transfer of new products/processes to manufacturing.
• Formulated strategic direction for advanced materials development and process technology.

Master Of Science - Ms, Metallurgical Engineering

Bachelors, Materials And Metallurgical Engineering