Agata S.

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Vice President R&D Technical Project Management - North America at Ferrero

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Overview

Agata is the Vice President of R&D Technical Project Management for North America at Ferrero, where she leads large-scale product development in the CPG sector. An MBA graduate from the University of Illinois, she specializes in innovation, process optimization, and building high-performing technical teams to accelerate time-to-market for new products.

Passionate about creating opportunities for others, Agata is a vocal advocate for advancing women in leadership and STEM. She actively contributes to this cause as the Programming Officer for NextUp Chicago, a community dedicated to womens professional growth and eliminating barriers in the workplace.

She was inducted into both the Phi Kappa Phi and Beta Gamma Sigma honor societies for her academic excellence during her MBA.

Personality Overview

Negotiator

Precise

Objective Thinker

Unless the value is proven by data, they are unlikely to value fancy features.  They enjoy working alone and do not rely on others very often. They prefer to do logical analysis and value evidence over emotions.

Topics They Care About

CPG Innovation
Her career is focused on R&D and commercialization within the CPG industry, where she has successfully led the launch of hundreds of new SKUs for major brands.
Women in Leadership
Serves as the Programming Officer for NextUp Chicago, an organization focused on advancing women in business, and frequently posts about their events and mission.
Process Optimization
Specializes in transforming complex processes into scalable, efficient systems that improve operational excellence and are adopted as best practices across global organizations.

Media Appearances

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Work History

1-2024
Vice President R&D Technical Project Management - North America at Ferrero
9-2022 - 1-2024
Director R&D Technical Project Management - North America at Ferrero
1-2022 - 11-2022
Senior R&D Manager - Cookies, Cones, and Crusts at Ferrero
1-2021 - 1-2022
R&D Manager - Cookies, Cones, and Crusts at Ferrara
2-2020 - 1-2021
New Product Development Manager (R&D) at Dreyer's Grand Ice Cream

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA from Gies College of Business - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelor from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Insights For Selling To Agata

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Don’t forget to mention how you compare to competition on both features and pricing
  • Use phrases like ‘expect X% improvement’, ‘data clearly shows’ etc.
  • Be ready for penetrating questions and critical examination of your pitch

DONT's

  • Avoid pushing them too much to involve other stakeholders unless it is critical
  • Do not use very emotional or colorful language
  • Don’t rush them till they have clearly gotten all the necessary information

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Agata is

  • Strong evidence of ROI, effective pricing, and proven data points matter the most to them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Agata

  • It is not very hard for them to say no if they are not convinced about the decision.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Agata move?

  • Their decision-making is neither very fast nor very slow, they are somewhere in between.
  • Can Agata take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if their analysis shows that it would be worth it.

You And Agata

Personality Compatibility


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