Merchandising Manager Interview Questions

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They asked me a lot of situational questions - tell me about a time you made a mistake, what's your biggest accomplishment, etc. I spent a large chunk of the time going over my SWOT, and also tried to leave time for my own questions. With almost each person I felt that I ran out of time. One of the girls was solely focused on questions focused on my learning style - what was a time you had to learn something difficult (or something like that). I understand they want to know how quickly I will pick things up, but I felt it didn't need to be 30 minutes spent on how I learn things.
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Director, Site Merchandising

Interviewed at Old Navy

3.6
Jun 3, 2020

They asked me a lot of situational questions - tell me about a time you made a mistake, what's your biggest accomplishment, etc. I spent a large chunk of the time going over my SWOT, and also tried to leave time for my own questions. With almost each person I felt that I ran out of time. One of the girls was solely focused on questions focused on my learning style - what was a time you had to learn something difficult (or something like that). I understand they want to know how quickly I will pick things up, but I felt it didn't need to be 30 minutes spent on how I learn things.

Tell me about a time when you worked cross-functionally. Tell me about a time where you had to create a process. Tell me about a time you had to negotiate a budget. What are you most proud of? Hardest most specific question: Tell me about a time where you had to take a calculated risk. Speed is critical, what steps did you take, how did you mitigate risk, and what was the outcome?
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Regional Visual Merchandising Manager

Interviewed at Peloton Interactive

3.5
Oct 8, 2021

Tell me about a time when you worked cross-functionally. Tell me about a time where you had to create a process. Tell me about a time you had to negotiate a budget. What are you most proud of? Hardest most specific question: Tell me about a time where you had to take a calculated risk. Speed is critical, what steps did you take, how did you mitigate risk, and what was the outcome?

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