I applied through an employee referral. The process took 3 weeks. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA) in Oct 2017
Interview
The entire interview process was well organized and completed in 2 weeks from the initial contact. Phone screen by hiring manager followed by a full day on-site (consists of 7 round of interview).
Interview questions [6]
Question 1
60%+ of the questions are behavioral questions based on the Amazon 14 leadership principles.
What questions do you have for the interviewer? All interviewers leave time for you to ask questions so be prepared for different questions for different interviewers.
I applied through an employee referral. The process took 2+ months. I interviewed at Amazon Lab126 (Sunnyvale, CA) in May 2018
Interview
I applied through employee referral (High probability of getting call from the HR if referred) . Got a call from the HR, had a one-on-one with hiring manager. Was invited on-site for a series of 30 minute meeting with the team members, functional peers and bar-raiser. Was also requested to do the writing exercise as part of the interview process.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
90 % of the On-site interview questions were focused on Amazon Leadership principles. They expect you to organize your responses in STAR format. I did spend a good portion of time preparing for the behavioral interview so it was not difficult for me.
On the technical side, there were questions on - TCO's (Total cost of ownership), How can suppliers manipulate information on TCO, What factors should be considered while selecting suppliers?, Should-costing model, Manufacturing processes and the costs associated with them, Supplier risk etc.
Global Commodity Manager applicants have rated the interview process at Amazon Lab126 with 3.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 100% positive. To compare, the company-average is 46.3% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Global Commodity Manager roles take an average of 46 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Amazon Lab126 overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Amazon Lab126 as a Global Commodity Manager according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 29%
One on one interview: 29%
Other: 14%
Drug test: 14%
Presentation: 14%
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