Silvia Ridini M.B.A

 

Silvia Ridini - Professional Summary:     [ I got a commercial spirit, that's why I've worked both as a Buyer and as a Seller in medium-large companies all oriented to the foreign markets, especially Far East countries. I'm able to talk in Chinese and English, but I would like to use those languages to only to built commercial relationship with customers and suppliers, not as a translator, that's why I've improved my commercial knowledge with the MBA.  ]

 

 

Silvia Ridini - Professional Experience:     [ Some of the companies I've worked for:

BASF as Inside Sales Representative

main tasks:
• Manage of Catalysts sales (process and environmental catalysts), coated with Precious Metals (Rh, Pt, Pd, etc.), and Thermocouples for the foreign markets, with special reference to the South-East Asia, USA and European markets;
• Negotiation with customers of the commercial aspects;
• Coverage and quotations of the Precious Metals; leasing, sales and refining procedure for the Precious Metals;
• Manage of the Customer Satisfaction and Complaint procedures;
• Analysis of Rome production plant procedure related to the technical design, samples, serial production, sales, shipment and refining of scraps.

 

Terna - Rete Elettrica Nazionale S.p.A.: is the company in charge of electricity transmission and dispatching over the high-voltage (HV) and extra-high voltage (EHV) grid throughout Italy as Benchmarking Manager in the Purchasing Office;

main tasks:
• Manage of the 2007 Benchmarking Projects: the projects are related to the comparison of the purchasing prices of some strategic equipments and to the purchasing methods used by the company (call for bids);
• verify the position of Terna S.p.A. in the European Union;
• Manage of the meetings between Terna S.p.A. and the homologous European companies to share the data.
29/06/2007 A.M.I. (Milan Association of Interpreters).
• Interpreter (Italian-Chinese), on occasion of the "China-Italy Forum of SMEs", organized by ICE (Italian Institute for Foreign Trade), to support the meeting and to establish commercial relationship between Italian and Chinese companies and Governmental Offices.

 

Galileo S.p.A. - Import/Export
Trainee with role of Buyer Junior

main tasks:
• Manage of the purchasing for the market of consumer goods;
• Supervision of the import process and commercial relation with China and South-East Asia.
• Check and verify of CE, RoHS, GS certifications;
• Updating of company's database;
• Call-off orders and manage of the order book in relation with the forecast variation +/-;
• Travel management.

 

Consulate General of Italy in Hong Kong, 3203-06, 32/F ICBC Tower, Citibank Plaza, 3 Garden Road, Central, Hong Kong
Trainee in the Commercial Office
I worked in the commercial section of the Consulate General, my tasks were to cover developments in the local economy, to assist Italian business companies and to collect and analyze economic data. I also co-operated with the cultural section, the task I was charged with was to arrange some cultural events.
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Silvia Ridini - Education:     [ 

03/06 - 12/08 Master in Business Administration (MBA), "Link Campus", subsidiary of the "University of Malta" in Rome;

Main subjects: corporate governance, finance, marketing, economy, business English, international commerce, strategic management, project management, accounting.
Dissertation Thesis: "Italian SMEs and the challenges offered by Chinese competitors on the international markets: A Case Study Approach".

09/05 - 02/06 Direct Marketing e CRM: business plan, strategic marketing, customer relationship management.

21/03/05 Degree with honorem in Oriental Languages and Culture, score: 110/110 (first-class degree); University of Rome "La Sapienza".

01/07/04 Certificate of Chinese Proficiency (HSK, 汉语水平考试 hànyǔshuǐpíngkǎoshì), University of Rome "La Sapienza".

25/06/04 ECDL (European Computer Driver Licence): Word, Excel, Access, Power Point, Outlook, Explorer.

31/07/02 English Language course at "The British Council" in Rome.

07/1999 school leaving certificate (awarded after five years of 'Liceo'), "Liceo S.S. E. Amaldi".
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Silvia Ridini - Interests:     [

Hobby: cut and design of women dresses; gardening; painting; studying foreign literature, languages and cultures through reading; studying new computer's software; reading finance and economy newspaper and reviews.

Sport: swimming; beach volley; motorcycling; snowboarding; kite surfing.

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