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      Category Buyer Interview

      29 Jun 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Rosemont, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at US Foods (Rosemont, IL) in Jun 2014

      Interview

      The interview process was very casual. The interviewer made me feel comfortable. They asked the following types of questions: Prioritization & Organization Skills, Resiliency & Adaptability (Flexibility), Accountability, Sense of Urgency, Relationships (Team Player), System Application (Learning Ability), Buying/Demand Experience

      Interview questions [5]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time when you had to prioritize multiple high priority objectives.
      Answer question

      Question 2

      Tell me about the most challenging change you’ve ever faced at work.
      Answer question

      Question 3

      Describe a time when you could not meet your KPI’s and what you did to improve.
      Answer question

      Question 4

      Tell me about a time when you failed to deliver on a customer commitment and what you did to resolve it? Tell me about a time when you had to maintain a professional relationship with someone who was very difficult to get along with
      Answer question

      Question 5

      Describe the last time you had to learn a new computer application for purchasing
      Answer question
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      Other Category Buyer interview reviews for US Foods

      Category Buyer Interview

      16 Feb 2022
      Anonymous employee
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I interviewed at US Foods

      Interview

      Basic phone interview, then in person was a round table with 4 team managers, each person took a turn asking me a question, if I said something that got ones attention the nexts question would for me to simply expound. I came into the interview with an "elevator pitch" so once asked about myself, I just went. They said I covered many questions they were going to ask when I spoke.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Asked about my experience and about meeting KPIs.
      Answer question
      1

      Category Buyer Interview

      16 Dec 2016
      Anonymous employee
      Rosemont, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Easy interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 6 days. I interviewed at US Foods (Rosemont, IL) in Nov 2016

      Interview

      I applied online and received a call a few days later. Spoke with a internal recruiter for about an hour and was told I would hear from them in the week. Actually heard from them next day and set a time to go in and interview. Interview was at first scheduled with 3 managers. One had to pull out at last minute, but the other two were very nice. They asked a lot of standard questions. We talked about scenario's, my past employment opportunities and what had led me to US Foods. Overall, it was a very enjoyable process. I was confident that I was easily qualified for the position and by the end of the interview, I knew I would get an offer. They wanted me to meet a few more people, but it was later in the day and they were all in meetings. HR called me the next day and I actually set up a phone interview with another manager. This guy was great. Talked with him for over an hour and was really informal. He let me know I was already in consideration, but he wanted to get a feel for me. So we talked about all kinds of stuff.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Describe a time when you failed to meet a customers deadline and what you did to resolve it.
      Answer question
      9

      Category Buyer Interview

      7 Mar 2018
      Anonymous employee
      Rosemont, IL
      Accepted offer
      Positive experience
      Average interview

      Application

      I applied online. The process took 1 week. I interviewed at US Foods (Rosemont, IL) in Jul 2016

      Interview

      Two managers conducted the interview. It was very straight forward interview. Most if not all of the questions were behavioral questions. If you do well in the interview they will call the director or senior manager.

      Interview questions [1]

      Question 1

      Tell me about a time you were not able to deliver as promised to a customer
      Answer question