Logistics Manager Interview Questions And Answers

Export declaration is a government document that defines the goods to be supplied out of the country. This declaration should be filed by exporter to the U.S government.

Affreightment is a contract between ship owner and merchant, where ship owner provides or rented the space in the ship to the merchant for an agreed amount and for a specific period. In this contract, merchant is liable for the payment whether or not the ship is ready for the shipment.

Supply chain management includes an integrated approach of planning, implementing and controlling the flow of information, materials and service from raw material to the finished good for the ultimate distribution to the customer.

Primary role of a logistician is to

• Manage the supply chain
• Transportation and storage of material
• Transportation management

Look storage place which has the facility of single, double or multiple depth locations

• Bulk storage in vertical or straight direction: It is the most common method of organizing the container, it is organized in a vertical direction piling the container over each other.
• Bulk storage at angle: It is one of the solutions that can be applied in a situation when there is a limited place to accommodate containers. But it is applicable in special cases only, depending upon what material it carries.

Various activities at operational level includes

• Goods receipt and checking
• Bulk storage
• Order picking
• Stock replenishment
• Order marshalling
• Load Scheduling
• Returns
• Availability of Personnel
• Update of stock
• Completion of documentation

A person can work under various position

• Logistic director
• Logistic supervisor
• Logistic associate
• Logistic engineer
• Logistic coordinator
• Logistic specialist
• Logistic analyst

☛ Tell me about yourself?
☛ What are your biggest strengths?
☛ Why did you leave your last job?
☛ What are your career goals?
☛ Why do you want to work here?
☛ What is your greatest weakness?
☛ What do co-workers say about you?
☛ Are you applying for other jobs?
☛ What do you know about our organization?
☛ What kind of salary are you looking for?
☛ How long would you expect to work for us if hired?
☛ Do you know anyone who works for us?
☛ Why should we hire you?
☛ What Is Your Dream Job?
☛ What are you looking for in a job?
☛ Are you willing to work overtime? Nights? Weekends?
☛ What experience do you have in this field? or Do you have any actual work experience?
☛ Do you consider yourself successful?
☛ What have you done to improve your knowledge in the last year?
☛ Describe your work ethic?
☛ Are you a team player?
☛ Have you ever had to fire anyone? How did you feel about that?
☛ What is your philosophy towards work?
☛ If you had enough money to retire right now, would you?
☛ Have you ever been asked to leave a position?

☛ Have you ever had difficulty working with a manager?
☛ Tell me about how you worked effectively under pressure.
☛ Give an example of a time you successfully worked as Logistics Manager on a team.
☛ What is the most difficult situation you have faced?
☛ How do you decide what gets top priority when scheduling your time?
☛ Tell about a Logistics Manager training program that you have developed.
☛ What do you do if you disagree with your boss?

☛ When given an important assignment, how do you approach it?
☛ What are you expecting from Logistics Manager job in the future?
☛ Give me an example of when you have done more than required in a course.
☛ Example when you were able to successfully communicate with another person.
☛ What's most important to you in a Logistics Manager position?
☛ What salary range are you looking for?
☛ Who has impacted you most in your career and how?

☛ How do you reach a decision if you don't have all the facts?
☛ What salary are you seeking?
☛ If you worked as Logistics Manager, what are you doing?
☛ Describe a situation in which you had to collect information.
☛ When was the last time you were in a crises?
☛ Have you found any ways to make Logistics Manager job easier?
☛ When given an important assignment, how do you approach it?

☛ Have you ever had to fire an employee? Why? And how did you handle it?
☛ Describe a time when you successfully negotiated a discount.
☛ What's your area of expertise and how do you stay up-to-date with logistics management trends? Are you planning to get a relevant certification?
☛ Have you ever had to deal with customer complaints?
☛ Describe a situation where you worked on a challenging project. What was your role and how did you motivate your team?

☛ What are your main daily duties?
☛ What goals would you set on a quarterly and annual basis? How would you monitor their progress?
☛ What's your experience with automated warehouse systems?
☛ How do you keep track of stock levels?
☛ Are you familiar with ISO requirements and health regulations?
☛ How do you measure transport costs?
☛ What project management software have you used?
☛ How do you perform a blind count?
☛ Describe how you coordinate order shipping.
☛ How do you schedule shifts for your team members?
☛ If a supplier informs you there's going to be a significant delay in their shipping, how do you deal with it?
☛ How do you evaluate your team performance?
☛ A manufacturer you've been collaborating with for years announces an increase in their prices. What do you do?

☛ Why Do You Want To Work At Our Company?
☛ What Are Your Career Options Right Now?
☛ What Are Your Outside Interest?
☛ Can You Work Under Pressure?
☛ What Makes You Angry?
☛ Why Aren'T You Earning More Money At This Stage Of Your Career?
☛ How Could You Have Improved Your Career Progress?
☛ Why Should I Hire You?
☛ What'S The Most Difficult Part Of Being A (Job Title)?
☛ What Are Your Goals?

☛ Are you good at working in a team?
☛ What type of management style do you thrive under?
☛ If you worked as Logistics Manager, what are you doing?
☛ What's your ideal company?
☛ How do you handle problems with customers?
☛ What do you feel is the best educational preparation for this Logistics Manager job?
☛ What is your greatest fear?

Your preference may also depend on where you are in your career.
Avoid talking about negatives, but highlight your achievement and how you did it. These are most common Logistics Manager interview questions.

☛ What are three positive things other Logistics Manager would say about you?
☛ Tell me about your Logistics Manager work experience? How has it prepared you for a career?
☛ Why are you leaving your present job?
☛ What would you say are your strong points?
☛ Give me an example of when you have done more than required in a course.
☛ What was the most important task you ever had?
☛ How do you maintain a positive discussion?

☛ What was your most difficult decision?
☛ What have you done to support diversity in your unit?
☛ How do you see this Logistics Manager job developing?
☛ How have you changed in the last five years?
☛ How would you describe your presentation style?
☛ What features of your previous jobs have you disliked?
☛ What are the techniques that you use to clarify obscure message meanings?

☛ Explain how you would be an asset to this organization?
☛ Tell me about a suggestion you have made?
☛ Why do you think you would do well at this job?
☛ What irritates you about co-workers?
☛ What is more important to you: the money or the work?
☛ What kind of person would you refuse to work with?
☛ What would your previous supervisor say your strongest point is?
☛ Tell me about a problem you had with a supervisor?
☛ Tell me about your ability to work under pressure?
☛ Explain what has disappointed you most about a previous job?
☛ What motivates you to do your best on the job?
☛ Do your skills match this job or another job more closely?
☛ How would you know you were successful on this job?
☛ Would you be willing to relocate if required?
☛ Are you willing to put the interests of the organization ahead of your own?
☛ Describe your management style?
☛ What have you learned from mistakes on the job?
☛ Do you have any blind spots?
☛ If you were hiring a person for this job, what would you look for?
☛ Do you think you are overqualified for this position?
☛ How do you propose to compensate for your lack of experience?
☛ What qualities do you look for in a boss?
☛ Tell me about a time when you helped resolve a dispute between others.
☛ What position do you prefer on a team working on a project?
☛ What has been your biggest professional disappointment?

TEU stands for Twenty foot Equivalent Unit. It is a method of calculating vessel load or capacity, in units of containers that are twenty feel long. For example, a 40ft long container measure 2TEUs.

Declared value for carriage is the value of the goods, declared by the shipper on the bill of lading, to determine the limit of the carrier's liability or a freight rate.

Deadweight tonnage is the difference between the laden and unladen weight of the ship. In other words, it is the weight of everything that ship carries except the ship itself.

Anti-dumping duty is an import duty levied in cases where imported goods are priced at less than the normal price in the exporter's domestic market and cause material loss to the domestic industry of the importing country.

It is a notice that is sent to the customer about the detailed shipment information in advance of delivery. It may also include carrier and shipment related information like time of shipment and expected time of arrival.

A way bill which covers two or more consignment of freight is referred as blanket way bill.