This practice Purchasing Manager job interview is from an actual civil service interview. 

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Job Description

A Purchasing Manager plans and directs the activities of a group of employees whose primary function is to obtain materials, supplies and equipment; may also direct activities involved in obtaining services through contract and may arrange for sale of obsolete or scrap materials; applies sound management principles in building and maintaining an effective work force.

Practice Purchasing Manager Job Interview

• Tell us about yourself.

• What tools/techniques do you use in motivating employees?

• How would you go about establishing a strategic plan for the organization?

• Let’s assume you’ve been hired.  Your assignment is to maintain or improve current service levels while reducing the budget by 10%.  What steps will you take?
  

• What aspect of supervision do you find most difficult?
  

• Tell us about your experience in negotiations.
  

• If you could change one aspect of the purchasing process, what would you change?
  

• Do you have anything to add?