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hello there my name is richard mcmunn
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from the interview training company
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passmyinterview.com and in this tutorial
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i am going to teach you how to pass a
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procurement officer interview
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so it does not matter which company or
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organization
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your interview is with please make sure
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you stay tuned
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you watch the presentation from start to
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finish because it will
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make a huge difference to your
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preparation and to achieve my goal of
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helping you pass your interview
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this is what i will cover i am going to
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give you a list of common
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procurement officer interview questions
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that i strongly advise you prepare for
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i am going to give you brilliant unique
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answers to
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tough procurement officer interview
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questions i will give you some tips on
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how you can stand out
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during your particular interview and i
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will also
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tell you about further resources you can
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get access to
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including these very slides to help you
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succeed so there's four reasons
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why you should stick around and just
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very quickly before we get going
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a very warm welcome to this procurement
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officer interview presentation
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my name is richard mcmahon that is me
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there in the center of the screen
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i've been helping people for over 20
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years now to pass their interviews
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i always do that by giving you top
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scoring answers you can't find anywhere
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else
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make sure you subscribe to the channel i
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am uploading insider job training videos
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every day of the week
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and i don't want you to miss out connect
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with me on linkedin
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i've put my linkedin link in the
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description below the video and make
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sure you give the video a thumbs up
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because that tells me you enjoy the
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content thank you the first question
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tell me about yourself so this is going
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to be the first procurement officer
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interview question
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you will need to answer and the best way
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to respond to it is to talk about the
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different skills
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the qualities and the experience you
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have
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and what you will do in the role to add
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value to their
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organization so here is my example
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answer
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to the first procurement officer
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interview question tell me about
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yourself
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i am a standard driven ambitious and
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professional procurement officer
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who understands the responsibility that
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comes with the role
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now over the years i have been keen to
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build up my skills
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and gain experience in a variety of
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different situations
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to ensure i not only maintain competence
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but that i also provide consistent value
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for money
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for my employer i am an excellent
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communicator a strong negotiator
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i will always follow strict rules and
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guidelines
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and my attention to detail skills are
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second to none
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now i appreciate you have lots of
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talented candidates to choose from
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but i genuinely feel my diverse range of
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skills
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my commitment to procurement and the
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fact i will always keep my knowledge
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up to date and in line with industry
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trends
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and opportunities make me the perfect
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candidate
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for the position now that's a confident
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and positive response to that first
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question tell me about yourself
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and you can then move forward with
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confidence for the remainder of your
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interview
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now you can either pause the video if
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you want to and take a note of the
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questions
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and answers as we work through them
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together or if you wait i will tell you
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where you can download my full set of 24
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procurement officer interview questions
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and top scoring answers
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including the ones we are covering today
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the next question
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why do you want to work for our
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organization as a procurement officer
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now the interviewer is looking to hear
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that you have carried out plenty of
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research into their organization
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and that you plan staying working there
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for a lengthy period of time
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now to be effective in procurement you
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will need to build up sustainable
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long-term relationships with suppliers
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and contractors
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so here is my example answer to the
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common
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procurement officer interview question
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why do you want to work for our
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organization
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i am at the stage in my career where i
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am looking for long-term employment with
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the same organization
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i believe that to be effective in
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procurement it is important
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to build long-term relationships with
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contractors suppliers
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and stakeholders you have an impressive
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track record of achievement
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you want to continually improve and
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develop as an organization
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and based on the feedback i've received
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from former employees and current
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members of staff
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this is an enjoyable and supportive
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place to work where i will be able to
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put my procurement skills and experience
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to good use so that's another great
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answer
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that is allowing you to score highly
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during your procurement officer
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interview now don't go anywhere because
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i still have more questions
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and answers to give you but when you're
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ready if you want to click that link in
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the top right hand corner of the video
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it will take you through to my website
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pastmyinterview.com
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where you can download my full set of 24
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procurement officer interview questions
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and top scoring answers
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including the ones we are covering today
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here is the next question
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tell me a time when you had to
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communicate complicated information to
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someone
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now accuracy in communication is crucial
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to any effective procurement process and
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as the procurement officer it will be
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your responsibility
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to ensure any information conveyed is
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concise
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and applicable to the organization's
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procurement needs
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so here is my example answer to this
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tough
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procurement officer interview question
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tell me a time
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when you had to communicate complicated
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information to someone i was involved in
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a procurement purchasing process in my
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last role
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and whilst discussing our requirements
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with a supplier from overseas
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i felt the information was not getting
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through due to the language barrier
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their english was not particularly good
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and i was concerned the specification
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requirements were not going to be met
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during the production phase with the
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permission from my senior manager
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i hired the services of an interpreter
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which we utilized
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during a conference call with the
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supplier whilst this took
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more time than i had hoped it was
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essential the specification details were
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adhered to
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by the supplier as there was no margin
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for error
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once the conference call had ended i
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downloaded a copy of the called
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transcription
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so that we had proof of discussions in
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case we ran into problems later on down
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the line
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thankfully everything was fine and the
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procurement process was eventually
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completed on time
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and to our desired specification that is
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a brilliant answer because it shows you
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have the ability to think outside the
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box
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you are using the services of an
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interpreter to make sure that the
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information
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gets conveyed accurately and then you
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are also downloading the transcription
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as proof of discussions the next
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question
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what qualities do you look for in a
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supplier
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this is a great procurement officer
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interview question because it is
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assessing your level of expertise in the
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role
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and if you can't answer this question
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correctly you will not get hired
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here's my suggested answer to help you
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what qualities do you look for in a
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supplier
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there are 10 qualities i always look for
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in a supplier these are production
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capabilities
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i want to see proof they can produce
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what is needed without limitation
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accountability for any problems that may
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occur is another quality
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it is essential we get a fast response
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time whenever there are issues or
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problems
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i look for smooth communication a high
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level of expertise in the supply or
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production area
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and ethical working practices we do not
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want to be associated with a supply
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company
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who has substandard or unethical working
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conditions or practices
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i also want to see they fully cooperate
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with the third poly
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third-party quality control process if
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one is used
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finally i want to see they are fully
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compliant from a regulatory perspective
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they keep accurate records and they are
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open to building a positive
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long-term relationship that is mutually
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beneficial
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so that is a great answer because you
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are focusing on a set number
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of qualities you look for which is 10 in
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this case
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and i have highlighted each of them in
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capitals there
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to help you the next question tell me a
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time
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where you had to get your point across
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when you knew
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you were correct and the other person
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was wrong now this is a tough
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procurement officer interview question
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that is assessing your negotiation
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skills make sure you give a specific
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answer where you calmly got your point
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across using facts
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and evidence so the question again is
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tell me a time
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where you had to get your point across
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when you knew you were correct and the
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other person was wrong
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here's my example answer a situation
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occurred recently in my previous role
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where i was discussing the procurement
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buying process with another manager from
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a different department within our
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company
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he was adamant we did not need to use a
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third-party quality control process
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for the manufacturing of an external
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product we wanted to procure
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to get my message across i gave a short
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10-minute presentation
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of the benefits of the quality control
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process and more importantly
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the risks that were involved by not
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utilizing one
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although the chances of things going
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wrong were relatively slim
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the danger to the organization and our
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staff who would be using the product
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would be severe i also stated our
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company insurance would most probably
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not be fit for purpose
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if we did not carry out the quality
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control process
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after the presentation he finally agreed
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with me that we should
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implement the quality control process by
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remaining calm and by presenting facts
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and evidence i was able to convince him
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this was the right course of action so
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that's a brilliant response because it
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shows you can remain calm
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you can use effective communication
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skills and
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by using facts and evidence you get your
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point across and the other person
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then concedes so the next thing to do
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make sure you click that link in the top
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right hand corner of the video
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go through to my website
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passmyinterview.com and take a look
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at my 24 procurement officer interview
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questions
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those are the ones i strongly recommend
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you prepare for you also have the
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opportunity
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to download all of the answers in pdf
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format
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including the ones i have covered within
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this presentation today
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i hope you've enjoyed that don't forget
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to subscribe
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connect with me on linkedin i've put my
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linkedin link in the description below
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button thank you for watching
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have a brilliant day and i wish you all
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the best for passing your procurement
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officer job interview thank you very
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much
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