QUESTION 14 OF 31

What was your greatest cost-cutting measurement you accomplished at your previous employer?

Those with a propensity towards leadership are always looking out for the betterment of the company, the workplace, and their teams. When one has a mindset towards protecting a company's assets, they'll have a high attention to detail and be vigilant in keeping their eyes open for any and all feasible cost-saving opportunities. Assure the interviewer that you place value on the importance of this practice and offer examples where you've exhibited this mindset in the past.

"I have been able to present cost-cutting suggestions many times to my previous employer. The one that I feel had the biggest impact was when I suggested additional warehouse staff. We had three various shifts and still an average of 100 hours of overtime per week. I presented to my employer that we hire one more warehouse employee for each shift, keeping the hours to just 120 regular vs. 100 hours of overtime pay (@1.5x) This recommendation saved the company 31,000 per year. They implemented this change across 15 warehouses the following year, amounting to nearly half a million dollars in savings per year."

"The greatest cost-cutting measurement that I accomplished at work was through new suggestions for theft prevention. Since we implemented some of my suggestions our loss, due to theft, has decreased 12%."

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