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Requirements found
Inventory Excel Microsoft Office Supply Chain
What this posting asks for
Level: Mid level — The posting asks for 3 years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Place purchase orders to allocated vendors for a variety of food or packaging Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), at the correct price, quantity, buffer, etc.
- Partner with HelloFresh distribution centers, offsite production and warehouse locations, and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and inventories match dem…
- Drive continuous improvement efforts by recommending changes, testing new processes, and implementing updates
- Analyze purchasing data to ensure accuracy of information, purchasing procedures and identify any discrepancies, etc
- Resolve any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance quickly and professionally
- Conduct all weekly operations processes including updating POs, tracking freight, managing production issues, paying invoices, scrubbing data and managing in…
- Support your teammates to ensure that no boxes are missed and no ingredients are subbed due to procurement issues.
- Work with a team of internal high-achievers to continue building, growing, and improving on our offsite production capabilities
- Customer-centric and willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy customer needs
- Detail-oriented with proven ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “Detail-oriented with proven ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet time sensitive deadlines” · “Highly adaptable- you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment” · “Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Analyze purchasing data to ensure accuracy of information, purchasing procedures and identify any discrepancies, etc” · “Conduct all weekly operations processes including updating POs, tracking freight, managing production issues, paying invoices, scrubbing data and managing in…” · “Data driven- curious about what insights can be derived from numbers”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Data driven- curious about what insights can be derived from numbers” · “Highly adaptable- you thrive in a fast-paced, high-change and dynamic work environment” · “Must be flexible to work weekends (3x a quarter)”
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 Core
In the posting: “Drive continuous improvement efforts by recommending changes, testing new processes, and implementing updates” · “Analyze purchasing data to ensure accuracy of information, purchasing procedures and identify any discrepancies, etc” · “Resolve any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance quickly and professionally”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Partner with HelloFresh distribution centers, offsite production and warehouse locations, and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and inventories match dem…” · “Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “Strong working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite, specifically MS Excel”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Resolve any unforeseen problems with suppliers relating to operations, purchasing or quality/performance quickly and professionally”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Customer focus Supporting
In the posting: “Customer-centric and willing to do whatever it takes to satisfy customer needs”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Place purchase orders to allocated vendors for a variety of food or packaging Stock Keeping Units (SKUs), at the correct price, quantity, buffer, etc.”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (8):
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you used data or numbers to make a decision. From this posting
- Describe a time your plans changed suddenly. How did you adjust? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used inventory in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using excel. From this posting
- Walk me through a piece of work where you used your strongest technical skill. What exactly did you do? From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- 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?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- 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?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- 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.

