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Requirements found
Sales (must) Onboarding Customer Service Marketing
What this posting asks for
Level: Entry level — The title says "Associate".
Main responsibilities
- Research, establish relationships and engage with local restaurants and bakeries to enhance the local marketplace assortment.
- Own and drive GMV growth in your region.
- Identify business challenges, implement strategies to expand vendor partnerships, and grow revenue.
- Continuously identify strategies to expand the vendor base and grow business revenue.
- Collaborate with BD manager and vendors to develop effective promotions, and take initiatives on operational improvements.
- Guide vendors in ensuring product listing accuracy on Weee’s platform
- Gather feedback from vendors and effectively communicate to the BD manager, technology, product, and customer service teams to improve the platform and addre…
- Partner with the marketing team to create compelling promotional banners and content.
- Partner with the local operations team to ensure smooth daily activities.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “You are starting at an exciting time while having the opportunity to build on the momentum and work with cross-functional teams and our global team.” · “Collaborate with BD manager and vendors to develop effective promotions, and take initiatives on operational improvements.” · “Partner with the marketing team to create compelling promotional banners and content.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “In order to do so, you will be procuring famous/popular local restaurants, bakeries and other food providers, reaching out to potential partners, closing the…” · “Identify business challenges, implement strategies to expand vendor partnerships, and grow revenue.” · “Continuously identify strategies to expand the vendor base and grow business revenue.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Gather feedback from vendors and effectively communicate to the BD manager, technology, product, and customer service teams to improve the platform and addre…” · “Bilingual proficiency in Chinese and English preferred, to effectively communicate with vendor communities.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Gather feedback from vendors and effectively communicate to the BD manager, technology, product, and customer service teams to improve the platform and addre…” · “Customer focused with a sales driven mindset”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Supporting
In the posting: “Sales experience in a fast-paced or startup environment preferred”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Adapt to new situations quickly and think on your feet”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Attention to detail and quality Supporting
In the posting: “Guide vendors in ensuring product listing accuracy on Weee’s platform”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- Describe a time you worked with another team to deliver something. What was your part? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to get agreement from people who wanted different things. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- How have you used sales in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using onboarding. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

