Purchasing Manager Mock Interview

Master 39 Purchasing Manager interview questions covering vendor negotiations, cost analysis, and supply chain strategy.

WRITTEN BY RACHELLE ENNS
QUESTION 1 OF 39

When have you had to change suppliers due to poor quality of their product?

This is a bit of a minefield question. Suppliers should not be allowed to reach this point, but you will also need to show your ability to recover should a supplier drop their quality.

"We identified a critical quality issue with a supplier of [part/product]. After several rounds of exchanges and meetings to attempt to solve the problem, we had to change suppliers as they were unable to meet the agreed upon quality standards"

Rachelle Enns
39 QUESTIONS & ANSWERS · PURCHASING MANAGER
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