Purchasing Manager Mock Interview
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Question 7 of 39
When have you negotiated a much lower price with a supplier?
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Purchasing is all about negotiating favorable pricing and identifying instances where significant savings can be found. The intention behind asking this question is to know a little more about your purchasing experience and also about your negotiation skills.
For answering this question tell the interviewer about some incident where you were able to get some big discounts for the company and be ready to support it with numbers too.
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