Describe a time you were nearly done with a project and had to set it aside it for a higher priority.
"This happened not long ago. It was in the middle of a traditionally slow period. We'd just finished inventory and were taking advantage of the downturn in business to reorganize our warehouse. I was in charge of this project to streamline all our shipping and receiving systems when a very important client placed an emergency order. This was a huge order, and yet picking this order was problematic and had the potential to create a lot of new disorganization and disruption to this warehouse restructure we were right in the middle of. So instead of creating more chaos and disruption, I created a temporary warehouse map that was a mid-reorganization picking system. This way, we were able to leave everything exactly where it was without disrupting the previous system mid-transistion. There ended up being zero rework, and spending this little extra time on the forefront was the greatest time saving scenario. After we got this emergency order off, we lost zero progress and picked up the warehouse project right where we left off."
This question surrounds your comfort level regarding your multitasking and organizational skills. They are assessing how you'll fit in with their team and the work environment and culture, and if you can keep up with a fast-paced, and sometimes stressful, environment. This will clue them into how adaptable you'll be to their way of doing things. This falls under their leadership principle of frugality.
It is crucial you have some basic understanding of what the position you are pursuing on Amazon looks like. You also want to come across as emotionally intelligent when answering this question by maintaining a calm, confident and even demeanor while offering your example, and how you went about it. Describe your systems approach, how you kept track of your progress on one task when you have to prioritize another over it, to ensure you don't lose any progress or create unnecessary rework. Highlight your strengths, your flexibility, and that you are easy to work with. Take pride in the systems you've developed for yourself, placing emphasis on your faith in your abilities.
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