JOB INTERVIEW (BUYER)

1. Tell me about yourself.

I have been working in the fresh fruit and vegetable distribution sector until now firstly
as a Supply Chain Assistant during my internship and after this period as a Supply Chain
Coordinator for a year. Then I was promoted as a Product Manager and I have this role
for the last two years. I am looking to advance my career with an international job in
order to broaden my experience in the fresh food market.
2. What are your strengths? Best skills?
I believe I am a determined, responsible and problem-solving (strong-minded, hardworking and highly-motivated) person. In my work experience I dealt with several
situations, sometimes unexpected or complicated situations such as deadlines,
productions gaps or rejection that require fast and suitable solutions in order to offer
good customer service. I am use to fast-paced working environments because I had to
make decision under pressure. Other strong points is my analytical thinking, I like to
get to the bottom of the subjects and to know every causes in order to anticipating
possible problems. I have a good commercial acumen in order to understand what will
appeal to customers and negotiation skills. I consider myself energic, enthusiast with
my tasks and very focused on detail, in fact when you are in charge of the supply chain
of a product you must consider and control every stage from the production or
manufacturing to the final distribution platform.
3. What is your major weakness?
I can be a bit stubborn when faced with a problem I cant take no for an answer and I
invest quite energy and time.
My critical and accurate thinking can produce a strong demand for myself.
4. What are your career goals? Future plans?
Tourism: I hope to become a Product Manager in some years; to plan the routes,
negotiate and contract the different services that comprise a tour package.
Trading: Managing a product or group of product which have a significant weight in the
company turnover.

5. What things are most important to you in a work situation?

From my point of view to have a high level of commitment with the company and to
identify with the business culture to work as part of a big team.
On the other side, having flexibility in accomplishing tasks and certain autonomy with
the interest of being creative and adding a personal touch to daily work.
6. If you had a choice, would you prefer to work alone or as a part of a team? Why?
Both ways of working are complementary. I can work independently to progress faster
in the performance of tasks and to bring personal creativity, but I also enjoy
brainstorming and collaborating with my colleagues to exchange ideas and different
points of view.
7. What are your hobbies?
I like practicing sports such as running, swimming and trekking. I enjoy travelling,
learning languages, animals and nature. In fact, I have a dog and we belong to a
walking group with dogs. We did field trips and every member brought his/her dogs.
8. What salary are you expecting?
I always look for a personal development and a career growth in a job. I enjoy
challenges and learning. However, if you ask me to give you a figure, I guess that this
job position is in the range of 40.000 50.000 depending on the experience. So I
think a figure around this would be a fair one.
9. What interests you about this opening?
> The final destinations of fresh produce are national and international markets.
I could know the quality specifications of fresh fruits and vegetables for UK fresh fruit
and vegetable market and it can broaden my background so I manly exported goods to
Mediterranean and Eastern country markets in my last job. Furthermore, I dealt with
customers placed in several countries and the job in your company can let me perhaps
working with countries that I have not still worked or almost continue developing my
activity in an international sphere.
On the other hand, the position requires a Spanish speaking candidate and my mother
tongue is the Spanish. I suppose most of your fresh fruit and vegetable suppliers will be
placed in Spain and my previous experience in dealing with Spanish fresh fruit and
vegetables producer companies can be useful for this opening.

10. What do you know about our company?

Your company belongs to the fresh produce distribution sector. The company has a
wide experience in import fresh fruit and vegetable from selected production areas
worldwide. In addition, the organization has a commercial national and international
presence because the customer portfolio is in UK and other countries. As a sales agent,
you offer a continuity of supply of a whole range of products to your customers and
you consolidate the purchases in order to increase your purchasing power. Your aim is
to supply your customers with the best quality product at the most competitive price.

11. Why did you leave your last job?

I stayed in my last company for four years. I felt that this stage was coming to the end
both at professional and personal levels. I needed a change and facing new challenges
and I thought that an international job experience working with other market as UK
fresh produce market can be a good option to continue my career and to grow
personally too.
12. Tell me about your experience at your last job.
As a Supply Chain Coordinator I was in charge of logistics activities such as stock
control, creation of sales and purchases orders and the follow up of the goods from
the warehouse of the grower company to the distribution platform.
As a product manager, I was responsible for the good performance of 5 category
products: stone fruits, grapes, cabbages, tubers and organic products. I knew the
production areas and the varieties. I created a rage of references taking into account
the standard requirements of every client. I negotiated prices and promotional actions
and I established delivery conditions.

13. Tell me about a time when

> Take initiative.
Sourcing the origin Greece for the supply of stone fruits to Romania and Hungary in
order to get benefit of lower logistics costs. Until the moment, my company only
bought citrus from Greece.
Delivery full trucks of potatoes from the production area in France to the final
destination without sending the goods to a middle platform.
When Russia closed their borders, I had one truck in route. The truck was blocked and I
negotiated the distribution of the charge with Poland and Hungarian buyers.

> Deal with a difficult customer.

Instead of difficult customer, I would like to say difficult or unexpected situations and
difficult work methods. I almost work without previous planning of necessary amounts
or with 2 days planning before the delivery. I knew the exact quantities the same day
of departures from the production areas and this situation can produce delayed
deliveries or disruptions in the supply chain.

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4. What are your career goals? Future plans?
I hope to become a Product Manager in some years; to plan the routes, negotiate and
contract the different services that comprise a tour package.
9. What interests you about this opening?
This would be a good way to link my experience in distribution and logistics processes
to transportation facilities. I can deal with daily travel customer reservations. I could

know in detail the specific characteristics of transport reservations such as flights, fares
destinations, etc In addition, you are looking for a multilingual person and I have a
fluent French and English level and the Spanish is my mother tongue. In addition,
working in a company with international presence can provide me a valuable
professional and personal experience.

10. What do you know about our company?

American Airlines Group is a foundation member of Oneworld airline alliance and is the
largest airline in terms of capacity, fleet size and revenue. American Airlines operates
their flights mainly in America but in Japon, the Caribbean, Africa and Europe as
well. In 1982, a new holding company called AMR Corporation was formed and
became the parent company of American Airlines and American Eagle Inc.