2 rounds ; Staff & Sr Manager for the Raw Materials Team
STAR format, work ex, projects, why Tesla, some should costing, approach with suppliers trade off between cost, quality, volume
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you onboard a new supplier, for a new product introduction?
What are the biggest challenges one can face when managing multiple suppliers?
What kind of incoterms did you day to day in your last job?
Why Tesla?
Interview was a mix of technical and situational based questions to which straight to the point answers were expected. The first round went well and I was informed about a second round a week later. The interviewer in the second round tried to grill me by obstructing my answers.
I applied online. The process took 5 weeks. I interviewed at Tesla (Sparks, NV) in Mar 2021
Interview
Usual 3 round interview process, first Recruiter round phone call, then manager round phone call and then another round. Overall process took one and half months to complete for summer internship.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Why do you think you will be a great fit for the role?