How to Crush your Procurement Interview
from World of Procurement Hosted by Daniel Barnes
Join our World of Procurement Discord Community here. Take our Contract Management for Beginners Course here. View this over on World of Procurement. I’ve spent a couple of weeks interviewing candidates for both legal and procurement roles and I wanted to share with you some ways in which I think you can crush your upcoming procurement interviews. Make sure you’ve genuinely understood the JD and research your responses. Procurement is fundamentally moving on from cost reduction to risk management and other value adding activities. Be confident - easier said than done but this should come naturally if you’ve prepared Preparation - think of what questions might come up and prep for them. There’s usually 3 types of questions: personal (getting to know you), technical (understanding your commercial skills and if you understand how to procure, risk manage, contract manage) and situational (scenarios that you’ve been in that highlight your technical skills). Have questions about the company Take your time - don’t waffle and get in a fluff. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit worldofprocurement.substack.com
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