QUESTION 12 OF 33

Our senior program managers are often the face of large third-party solution purchases. What experience do you have working with vendors?

Most companies expect senior program managers to have end-to-end experience working with third parties to supplement their own solutions. Interviewers ask this question to ensure that the candidate they select can handle the responsibility of facilitating important activities such as contract negotiation on behalf of their organization.

Remember to include the experience you have across all of the phases of vendor solution management. This includes discovery, contract negotiation, implementation and support activities.

"I have end-to-end experience in this area as I have worked on both sides of third-party purchases. I have worked for companies that offer solutions and I have worked for enterprises that purchase them.

I have authored RFI, RFP, and RFQ documents and answered them, I have developed scorecards to compare vendors, I have negotiated contracts from both perspectives, I have managed implementations, and I have managed support and ongoing service activities."

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