Commodity manager Interview Questions
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Commodity Manager interview questions shared by candidates
You have a sole sourcing supplier that does repairs for you, how would you negotiate the contract.
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I would include Air miles as apart of the contract if the company allows.
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Make sure that the supplier offer more service than expected with greater warranty periods and better customer support. Less
why are man hole covers round
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man hole covers are extremely heavy so by making it round they can easily roll it to the curb Less
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I posted the question .. it must have been a year ago. Two responses and 2 correct answers. that's great! but I was asked for 3 answers... I should post the other questions too... Come on guys you can get it! Less
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so they wont fall in the hole
Explain in detail how I would work with a supplier to work a component failure that caused financial issues.
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1) make sure the component failure was due to the component supplier with the help of engineering and the reliability team, 2) examine the contract language to see where liability is addressed and 3) work out an agreement to settle with the supplier. Less
Communications and leadership go hand in hand. Give me an example of a time when your communication skills were powerful enough to enable you to influence the way others thought or acted, even in a very difficult situation.
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You should have concise answers already developed before waling into behavior interviews. You should have a response (results and actions taken) for communication, influence, critical thinking skills, working with difficult people, decision making process (types of data points used to make the decision), commitment to task, perceiving, stakeholder management, executing strategy, project management, timeliness, teambuilding, leadership...etc. Less
Tell me about a time when you compromised your ethics or values to fit in with a group.
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I don't compromise my ethics. I don't feel that is needed in an environment that is set up to foster creativity and is willing to move forward to achieve a common goal. If it becomes apparent that a compromise in ethics is needed then it is not a cohesive group that will succeed in the long run. Less
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How do you even answer that.
Everyone asked why I wanted to leave a large corporation for a family owned global corporation.
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I enjoy procurement very much, and at my previous role the ability to enjoy procurement had become diminished with significant processes in place with no clear owners or accomplishment of those processes. This new role looked to be an opportunity to buy something new and in a new way with more direct accountability. Less
