Purchasing Manager Mock Interview
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Give an example of how you dealt with a supplier who did not deliver on the agreed upon date?
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Purchasing Managers have to be able to navigate issues that are not 100% under their control. Key to this question is what business processes you put in place to prevent delivery delays, and how quickly those processes were implemented.
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"We manage our suppliers closely and have agreements that they need to inform us prior to being late on deliveries. With that said, if a supplier fails to inform us of a slip in schedule or non-delivery we have corrective action plans set within each contract that have specific remedies."
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