Riccardo De Dato

Logistics and supply chain management: inbound, outbound, procurement, global and strategic sourcing, demand and inventory control and management (Pareto chart), JIT strategy, storage, materials handling, shipping and receiving, national and international transport (air, sea, road and multimodal), postponement;
National and international purchasing and materials acquisition: supplier strategic development and performance analysis, strategic sourcing, trade shows participation, costs control and strategic management;
Import/Export: operation strategic planning, shipping instructions, follow-up, materials and equipment customs clearing, drawback, new business development, development of specific packaging material supplier, price makeup, freight and insurance negotiation, hand-carry, etc.
Critical analysis, proactivity, dynamism, flexibility, negotiation skills, communication skills, fine interpersonal relationship and talent to deal with different interests inside the organization (politics), challenge lover, continuous improvement, follow-up, skills to deal with pressure, strong leading spirit, able to set up and motivate a team, fine planning and organization skills, strategic outlook, entrepreneur spirit, etc.
Right now – in this bad economic climate when the old plan is on hold for many businesses– the greatest new and different value I can deliver to my consulting clients is to help tie together and leverage (low cost) web 2.0 and open source tools to retain, serve and grow their customer base; and leverage free tools and tactics to connect with their business network to find new business opportunities.
Please contact me for anything eBusiness related and I will do my best to help or connect you to my network of experts.