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1. Tell me about a time you had to make a hard business decision to not get short term gains so you can get long term gains. 2. Tell me about a time you dealt with complex data 3. Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer Due to a tonne of research, here are some other questions I found on Glassdoor and other sources that are asked in interviews: 20. Tell me about a time when you had a challenge with an internal partner 21. Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with very little information and multiple stake holders? 22. Tell me about a time you failed? How did you get them to be okay with this? What was the reception? What would you do differently? 23. Tell me about a time you disagreed with your peer? 24. Tell me about a time you had to create quickly 25. Tell me about a time you created something 26. Tell me about a time you had to persuade others of your opinion even when they did not agree with it? 27. You have 1000 vendors, how do you improve shipping metrics? 28. Tell me about a time you took a risk in a project? 29. Tell me about a time you deep dived in a task? 30. Tell me about a time you worked with big data set 31. Faced with a problem that had several possible solutions, what was the problem, how did you determine the next course of action? 32. Tell me about a time when you had to dig 2, 3 levels deep to get an answer? 33. Tell me about a time when you were dropped into a middle of project and had to turn it around? 34. Tell me about a time where you had to go with a decision that you did not support and why? 35. Tell me about a time you dealt with resistance? 36. Tell me about a time when you challenged your boss’s decision? 37. Tell me about a time when you had a to fix a problem and ended up fixing multiple problems? 38. Tell me about a time where you made predictions on data and avoided a possible future problem? 39. Tell me about a time when you had to step outside your role to make things happen? 40. Tell me about a time when you made a decision with little information? 41. What is your greatest achievement? 42. Tell me about a time you had a complicated situation with team and solved it 43. Tell me about a time you had to correct a co-worker and how you did it? 44. Tell me about a time you had to tell someone the harsh truth 45. Tell me about a time you demonstrated bias for action 46. Tell me about a time when you delivered a project in a tight deadline, what sacrifices did you make? How did it impact the outcome? 47. Tell me about a time you refused to compromise on quality 48. Tell me about a time you made an unpopular decision 49. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with the team but still followed the decision a. Wanting to assign UATs to developer prior to reviewing them b. Wanting to assign requirements prior to analyzing them 50. Tell me about a time when you did something out of the scope of your duty 51. Tell me about a time when you had to leave a task unfinished 52. Tell me about a time when you gave a simple solution to a complex problem 53. Tell me about a time when you invented something 54. Tell me about a time when you influenced change by only asking questions 55. Tell me about a time when you solved a problem through just superior knowledge or observation 56. Tell me about your proudest professional achievement 57. Tell me about a time when you took a calculated risk 58. Give me two examples of when you did more than what was required in any job experience 59. Tell me about a time when you were under pressure to deliver. What did you do to make sure you were able to deliver, what was the outcome? 60. Tell me about a time you motivated an employee to assist with a project which you were not directly responsible for? 61. Tell me about a time you had to make a business critical decision, but did not have the option to consult with your manager? 62. Tell me about a time you had to make a hard decision to not get short term gains to create long term gains 63. Tell me about the most complex data set you had 64. Tell me about a time you handled a difficult stakeholder. 65. Tell me about a time you pivoted strategies and stakeholders and disagreed 66. Tell me about a time you made a mistake 67. Tell me about a time you anticipated the needs of a customer 68. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone and how you resolved it 69. Tell me about the most challenging situation you ever faced in your career and how did you handle it? 70. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision quickly 71. Give me an example of a calculated risk that you have taken where speed was critical 72. Tell me about a time when you pushed back against an unreasonable customer request. What was the request? How did you respond? 73. Tell me about a time when you solved a complex problem 74. Tell
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Senior Vendor Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Jun 11, 2024

1. Tell me about a time you had to make a hard business decision to not get short term gains so you can get long term gains. 2. Tell me about a time you dealt with complex data 3. Tell me about a time you went above and beyond for a customer Due to a tonne of research, here are some other questions I found on Glassdoor and other sources that are asked in interviews: 20. Tell me about a time when you had a challenge with an internal partner 21. Tell me about a time when you had to make a decision with very little information and multiple stake holders? 22. Tell me about a time you failed? How did you get them to be okay with this? What was the reception? What would you do differently? 23. Tell me about a time you disagreed with your peer? 24. Tell me about a time you had to create quickly 25. Tell me about a time you created something 26. Tell me about a time you had to persuade others of your opinion even when they did not agree with it? 27. You have 1000 vendors, how do you improve shipping metrics? 28. Tell me about a time you took a risk in a project? 29. Tell me about a time you deep dived in a task? 30. Tell me about a time you worked with big data set 31. Faced with a problem that had several possible solutions, what was the problem, how did you determine the next course of action? 32. Tell me about a time when you had to dig 2, 3 levels deep to get an answer? 33. Tell me about a time when you were dropped into a middle of project and had to turn it around? 34. Tell me about a time where you had to go with a decision that you did not support and why? 35. Tell me about a time you dealt with resistance? 36. Tell me about a time when you challenged your boss’s decision? 37. Tell me about a time when you had a to fix a problem and ended up fixing multiple problems? 38. Tell me about a time where you made predictions on data and avoided a possible future problem? 39. Tell me about a time when you had to step outside your role to make things happen? 40. Tell me about a time when you made a decision with little information? 41. What is your greatest achievement? 42. Tell me about a time you had a complicated situation with team and solved it 43. Tell me about a time you had to correct a co-worker and how you did it? 44. Tell me about a time you had to tell someone the harsh truth 45. Tell me about a time you demonstrated bias for action 46. Tell me about a time when you delivered a project in a tight deadline, what sacrifices did you make? How did it impact the outcome? 47. Tell me about a time you refused to compromise on quality 48. Tell me about a time you made an unpopular decision 49. Tell me about a time when you disagreed with the team but still followed the decision a. Wanting to assign UATs to developer prior to reviewing them b. Wanting to assign requirements prior to analyzing them 50. Tell me about a time when you did something out of the scope of your duty 51. Tell me about a time when you had to leave a task unfinished 52. Tell me about a time when you gave a simple solution to a complex problem 53. Tell me about a time when you invented something 54. Tell me about a time when you influenced change by only asking questions 55. Tell me about a time when you solved a problem through just superior knowledge or observation 56. Tell me about your proudest professional achievement 57. Tell me about a time when you took a calculated risk 58. Give me two examples of when you did more than what was required in any job experience 59. Tell me about a time when you were under pressure to deliver. What did you do to make sure you were able to deliver, what was the outcome? 60. Tell me about a time you motivated an employee to assist with a project which you were not directly responsible for? 61. Tell me about a time you had to make a business critical decision, but did not have the option to consult with your manager? 62. Tell me about a time you had to make a hard decision to not get short term gains to create long term gains 63. Tell me about the most complex data set you had 64. Tell me about a time you handled a difficult stakeholder. 65. Tell me about a time you pivoted strategies and stakeholders and disagreed 66. Tell me about a time you made a mistake 67. Tell me about a time you anticipated the needs of a customer 68. Tell me about a time you disagreed with someone and how you resolved it 69. Tell me about the most challenging situation you ever faced in your career and how did you handle it? 70. Tell me about a time you had to make a decision quickly 71. Give me an example of a calculated risk that you have taken where speed was critical 72. Tell me about a time when you pushed back against an unreasonable customer request. What was the request? How did you respond? 73. Tell me about a time when you solved a complex problem 74. Tell

I had many questions, but there 3 types: 1) Tell us about a time in which you demostrated [AMAZON PRINCIPLE] 2) Tell as about a time when you had to make a decision with very little information and multiple stakeholders - notice that the LP is not mentioned upfront 3) Why Amazon? Why this role? Which category would you be interested in?
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Senior Vendor Manager

Interviewed at Amazon

3.5★
Apr 10, 2024

I had many questions, but there 3 types: 1) Tell us about a time in which you demostrated [AMAZON PRINCIPLE] 2) Tell as about a time when you had to make a decision with very little information and multiple stakeholders - notice that the LP is not mentioned upfront 3) Why Amazon? Why this role? Which category would you be interested in?

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