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Requirements found
Supply Chain (must) Negotiation (must) Budgeting Marketing Scheduling (must) Onboarding Project Management (nice) Customer Service (nice)
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support capital purchases and production c…
- Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identi…
- Utilize negotiations to maximize value, cost savings and priority in terms of delivery for SpaceX while lowering risk
- Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownersh…
- Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories
- Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall g…
- Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely management team decision making
- Create sourcing strategies to reduce risk, enable continuous cost reduction and align with company strategy on payment terms, cash targets, on time delivery …
- Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus
- Source and onboard new suppliers to serve dynamic program with rapidly evolving business needs
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Technical skill Core
In the posting: “We design, build, test, and operate all parts of the system – thousands of satellites, consumer receivers that allow users to connect within minutes of unbox…” · “Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identi…” · “Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall g…”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall g…” · “Effective written, verbal, and presentation communication skills” · “Ability to travel and communicate outside of work hours - up to 50% work week travel may be required, including international travel”
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: “This role will enable the production of our customer-facing products, while interfacing closely with key internal stakeholders.” · “Quick learner and ability to prioritize appropriately to meet customer and company needs” · “Excellent customer service skills”
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 Core
In the posting: “Our organization moves quickly, and you must too.” · “Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownersh…” · “Communicate overall equipment status to the management team including schedules, risks and mitigation actions and respond quickly to changes to the overall g…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Understand the technical aspects of production equipment to identify opportunities for cost, space, and process optimization and use data analytics to identi…” · “Conduct research, perform benchmarking, and gather market analysis for assigned categories” · “Track and report projected and actual spend, assess budgetary risk, and provide clear budgetary analysis to enable timely management team decision making”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “This role will enable the production of our customer-facing products, while interfacing closely with key internal stakeholders.” · “SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality and delivery.” · “Work directly with key internal stakeholders to develop and implement sourcing and cost management strategies that support capital purchases and production c…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “SpaceX has the unique ability and desire to influence and shape suppliers to be better with us as we challenge our supply chain on cost, quality and delivery.” · “Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Problem solving Supporting
In the posting: “Remarkable problem solving skills with a bias for speed”
Show it by: Describes a real problem, the options considered and the one chosen; Shows how the cause was found, not just the fix. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Build genuine relationships both internally and externally and drive cross-functional teams to achieve consensus”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Supporting
In the posting: “Build and own overall project budgets, compile funding requests, and generate capitalization plan based on project timeline focusing on Total Cost of Ownersh…”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Adaptability and learning Supporting
In the posting: “Detail-oriented, self-motivated and able to respond quickly to a fast-moving and ever-changing environment”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted.
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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):
- 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 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
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- How have you used supply chain in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using negotiation. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- Tell me about a difficult problem you solved at work. How did you find the cause? From this posting
- This posting reads as Data analysis: its questions come first.
- Tell me about an analysis that changed a decision. Data analysis
- Describe a time you found that the data you were given was wrong. Data analysis
- A manager asks you for 'the numbers' by tomorrow with no further detail. What do you do? Data analysis
- How do you check that a query or spreadsheet you built gives the right answer? Data analysis
- What makes a dashboard useful, and how have you built one? Data analysis
- Tell me about a time you explained a statistical result to people without a data background. Data analysis
- Sales dropped 15% last month. How would you find out why? Data analysis
- Describe a new tool or technique you learned to finish a piece of work. Data analysis
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- 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?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- 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.