2 interviews, pretty easy questions took a tour of the facilities. Overall very pleasant experience. Interviewed with Managers first then with the whole team. Pretty straight forward for this kind of position
Supplier Manager Interview Questions
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The interview questions vary base on the interviewers, I got questions that did not relate to my position.
Examples of how I dealt with suppliers in the past (especially when their quality performance was very low)
DIfference between validation and verification
Be prepared to answer specifics about what you've done. Use lean and six sigma tools and cite them when possible. Then hope for the best...
Every detail in mechanical/manufacturing areas related to previous job may be asked.
Explain yourself. Explain your experience. Explain your experience with the specific example. Why Apple should hire you? and so on.
Describe a situation with a difficult supplier that you were ultimately able to resolve.
Technical questions were related QMS, Problem solving, PFMEAs, APQP etc. Behavioral questions were mainly regarding how to influence team members and other stake holders.
All interview questions were of the kind “What would you do if…” or “Tell us about a time when…”
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