Materials Manager

☛ Does a leader need power or authority? How do you influence people?

☛ What are the qualities of a good Materials Manager?

☛ How do you evaluate your ability to handle conflict?

☛ Describe a situation in which you had to collect information.

☛ What relevant Materials Manager experience do you have?

☛ Would you rather write a report or give it verbally?

☛ What was the most difficult period in your life, and how did you deal with it?

☛ What do you do if you disagree with your boss?

☛ What are your long-term goals or Materials Manager career plans?

☛ Do you ever take work home with you?

☛ Do you prefer to work in a small, medium or large company?

☛ Did you feel you progressed satisfactorily in your last Materials Manager job?

☛ Give me examples of projects tasks you started on your own.

☛ Who has impacted you most in your career and how?

☛ What were the steps you needed to take to achieve goals?

☛ How do you go about setting goals with subordinates?

☛ What do you know about this Materials Manager job?

☛ Give me an example that best describes your organizational skills.

☛ What do you find are the most difficult decisions to make?

☛ What features of your previous jobs have you disliked?

☛ What performance standards do you have for your unit?

Highlight past situations where you've managed frustration effectively. Talk about the job and the company for which you are being interviewed. The interviewer is looking for work-related strengths.

☛ How many people have you managed before?

☛ What were your responsibilities at your previous warehouse position?

☛ What interests you about working for our facility?

☛ How do you stay updated on your professional and technical knowledge?

☛ What was your role in controlling inventory levels at your previous facility?

☛ What's unique about the kinds of materials we store at this facility?

☛ What has been your role in maintaining the equipment and physical condition of a warehouse?

☛ What would you do if you had to hire a lot of people under a tight deadline?

☛ What do you consider when you schedule employee work shifts?

☛ What's your approach to communicating with senior management?

☛ How comfortable are you working with employees from a different race/culture?

☛ How would you give feedback to an underperforming employee?

☛ How would you handle a conflict between two employees?

☛ Describe a time you made an unpopular decision. How did you handle the feedback?

☛ Describe a time you worked on a complex project with your team. How did you work together to meet your goals?

☛ Explain how you would be an asset to this organization?

☛ Tell me about a suggestion you have made?

☛ Why do you think you would do well at this job?

☛ What irritates you about co-workers?

☛ What is more important to you: the money or the work?

☛ What kind of person would you refuse to work with?

☛ What would your previous supervisor say your strongest point is?

☛ Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor?

☛ Tell me about your ability to work under pressure?

☛ Explain what has disappointed you most about a previous job?

☛ What motivates you to do your best on the job?

☛ Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?

☛ How would you know you were successful on this job?

☛ Would you be willing to relocate if required?

☛ Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?

☛ Describe your management style?

☛ What have you learned from mistakes on the job?

☛ Do you have any blind spots?

☛ If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for?

☛ Do you think you are overqualified for this position?

☛ How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?

☛ What qualities do you look for in a boss?

☛ Tell me about a time when you helped resolve a dispute between others.

☛ What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?

☛ What has been your biggest professional disappointment?

In SAP, there are basically two types of shelf-life:

1. Total Shelf Life - In case the total shelf life is maintained, then it's mandatory to enter the minimum shelf life also. During the process of Goods Receipt (GR), the user will have to enter the manufactured date of the item so that the expiry date is automatically calculated by the system.

2. Minimum Shelf Life - The date of minimum durability of the item are specified by using date markings like 'use-by' or 'best-before'. During the process of Goods Receipt (GR), the user will have to enter the date of GR so that the system can check if the material is usable according to the requirements in material master. If the minimum remaining shelf life condition is not satisfied, then the system will not accept the goods receipt.