I was contacted by a HR specialist and asked if I was interested in this position. I studied the job description and submitted my resume.
Stage 1. I had a phone interview where a HR said that the position is more focused on process optimization, interaction with various departments (including IT). A week later, she sent me an invitation for an interview with the manager.
Stage 2. The manager called me, but during the conversation it was clear that she was going about her business (there was a feeling that she was cooking in the kitchen). I talked about my experience, she asked questions about whether I had any experience of communicating with the sales and marketing department. She also said that in fact she is looking for someone who will only deal with the supply chain because she is engaged in the demand planning process, trying to implement S&OP process. From what I understand, she is not interested in the supply planning process and therefore wants to find someone who will take it upon herself. Although in the job description everything was written completely differently.
Below info from the job description:
- Role owns end user training and documentation for S&OP, supply and demand planning, and coordinates documentation and training with other BU counterparts.
- Ad-hoc Report creation and management, Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP. Oversee the process documentation for Demand Planning, Supply Planning and S&OP.
In addition, the manager asked what interests me more in demand planning or supply planning. I replied that I am interested in two areas, that I am a person who sees the big picture and that supply chain and demand planning cannot be considered separately. They need to be considered together. After that, the manager said that she was looking for someone who is attentive to details.
A week later, I received an automatic response from the system: thank you for applying for this position, but we decided to move to other candidates. Although before that, we corresponded with a HR specialist.