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Requirements found
Inventory Training (must) Supply Chain Customer Service Scheduling Recruiting Compliance Sales
What this posting asks for
Level: Manager — The title says "Manager".
Main responsibilities
- Create a motivating and engaging team culture by consistently celebrating, training, coaching, and mentoring your team.
- Create and publish staff schedules according to state and local labor laws
- Review and approve timecards and paid time off requests in a timely manner ensuring your team is paid accurately and on time
- Ensure coffee accreditations are handled on time for new employees in line with company standards
- Work to maintain the very best team engagement scores
- Maintain food and beverage quality standards across your store and ensure recipes are executed accurately and consistently by your team
- Own all ordering, vendor relations, waste management, inventory counts and general compliance of our Inventory Management System
- Ensure the safety, cleanliness and presentation of your location in line with company policies
- Maintain operational excellence achieving company standard scores and above via our auditing platform
- Develop meaningful ties with neighborhood businesses and people to help grow local brand loyalty
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Customer focus Core
In the posting: “We’re motivated by the millions of customers we serve across cities, and know that our potential is unlimited.” · “They are accountable for training and developing all team members, leading by example on facilities, product quality, and customer experience, and maintainin…” · “Love for coffee and customer service”
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: “Step in to cover scheduling gaps or time off in the store schedule” · “Create and publish staff schedules according to state and local labor laws” · “Our salary ranges are rooted in the desire to pay competitively relative to our organization size and industry, reflecting just one part of the total compens…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “They are accountable for training and developing all team members, leading by example on facilities, product quality, and customer experience, and maintainin…” · “Review and approve timecards and paid time off requests in a timely manner ensuring your team is paid accurately and on time” · “Oversee and validate the quality of training being executed by your Shift Leads, providing feedback and coaching where needed”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Communication Core
In the posting: “Strong interpersonal communication skills” · “Ensure the safety, cleanliness and presentation of your location in line with company policies”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “General Managers are central to the success of Blank Street and take full ownership of their four walls.” · “They are accountable for training and developing all team members, leading by example on facilities, product quality, and customer experience, and maintainin…”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Leadership and mentoring Core
In the posting: “Create a motivating and engaging team culture by consistently celebrating, training, coaching, and mentoring your team.” · “Oversee and validate the quality of training being executed by your Shift Leads, providing feedback and coaching where needed”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them. - Technical skill Supporting
In the posting: “Strong knowledge of specialty coffee, espresso and equipment is a must”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Supporting
In the posting: “Recruit super star talent in collaboration with the People Team”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Stakeholder management Supporting
In the posting: “Own all ordering, vendor relations, waste management, inventory counts and general compliance of our Inventory Management System”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior.
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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 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
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- How have you used training in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using inventory. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. 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
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. 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.
- 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.
- 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.

