Program Manager
Posted Sep 29, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a customer program you managed in manufacturing. What were you accountable for?
What they are checking: Whether they have owned a customer relationship and program results in a contract manufacturing setting.
Tell me about a time you had to tell a customer bad news. How did you do it?
What they are checking: Whether they communicate problems early and honestly, which builds long-term trust.
How do you hold internal teams accountable when you do not manage them directly?
What they are checking: Whether they can lead through influence across functions in a matrix organization.
What would you do
A customer pulls in demand by 30 percent with four weeks' notice. Walk me through what you do.
What they are checking: Whether they can coordinate planning, supply chain and operations and give the customer a realistic answer.
A key component goes on allocation and threatens a medical customer's shipments. How do you manage it?
What they are checking: Whether they handle supply shortages with urgency, options and honest customer updates.
The customer wants one thing, and your operations team says it cannot be done. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they can find a workable path and represent both sides fairly.
About the work
How do you track the health of a program, and which numbers do you share with the customer?
What they are checking: Whether they manage with data like on-time delivery, quality, margin and inventory.
How do you manage an engineering change from the customer through to production?
What they are checking: Whether they understand change control, cost impact and cut-in planning on regulated builds.
How do you think about margin and pricing on a program, and when would you raise a pricing issue?
What they are checking: Whether they own the financial health of a program, not just the schedule.
How have you managed excess or obsolete inventory on a program?
What they are checking: Whether they understand inventory liability and how to resolve it with customers.
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