Nigel Buffone
Global Product Development Manager @Farmer's Business Network, Inc.
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WORK HISTORY
Global Product Development Manager @Farmer's Business Network, Inc.
Through market knowledge, use of market research, stakeholder consultation and creativity identify key product concepts for development - Project manage new product development from ideation through development to eventual customer use - Lead cross-functional teams comprised of marketing, product development, and regulatory along with the expanded team of the supply chain, formulation development, packaging technology, customer service, and legal to set clear objectives for development, regulatory and manufacturing activities in order to deliver on projects and portfolio initiatives- Manage the timeline and budget of new product introduction to ensure stakeholder alignment to maximize product launches - Provide cost analysis and business cases to executive leadership for new product investment - Evaluate emerging technologies and provide guidance on potential impact to the product portfolio- Be responsible to address questions around product features, attributes, benefits or issues - Support launch of new product concepts in collaboration with Marketing and Sales - Work with legal experts to conduct freedom to operate searches, interpret results and develop creative solutions to overcome obstacles - Analyze performance data to understand how our products are performing and why- Understand segment trends and provide guidance to Company Executives by staying abreast of the competition, regulations and major agricultural and farming trends- Responsibilities in all phases of a product life cycle (ideation to phase-out), including presentations to senior management to approve new product concepts that influence supply chain decisions and drive new product launches.
EDUCATION
University of Guelph
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, and Related Sciences
SKILLS
ABOUT NIGEL BUFFONE
With over 14 years of experience in the agricultural industry, I have developed a diverse…
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