Purchasing Specialist applicants have rated the interview process at GEP with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 58.5% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Purchasing Specialist roles take an average of 10 days to get hired, when considering 4 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at GEP overall takes an average of 22 days.
Common stages of the interview process at GEP as a Purchasing Specialist according to 4 Glassdoor interviews include:
One on one interview: 33%
Phone interview: 11%
Group panel interview: 11%
Skills test: 11%
Drug test: 11%
Presentation: 11%
Personality test: 11%
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I applied online. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at GEP (Costa Rica) in May 2025
Interview
Muy fluida y excelente. Claro todo desde el inicio, muy amable y el proceso muy profesional, actualizaciones constantes del proceso. Mucha comodidad en cada etapa. Lo recomiendo, lo instan a ser natural y se siente una seguridad a la hora de ser entrevistado y durante todo el proceso
Other Purchasing Specialist Interview Reviews for GEP
I applied online. I interviewed at GEP (Newark, NJ) in Jul 2022
Interview
I had three or four rounds of interview with different people and in the end they scheduled a call with HR where she said that I was hired and she needed a couple of days to prepare all the documents. She even said the date of my first working day. And then she said that the salary will be a little bit lower than it was mentioned on their job description. I have been waiting to hear from them for several weeks after that and in the end after second email sent to them they called me back saying that something happened and they are not hiring me anymore. It was disappointing yI waste all this time.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Only questions about experience and previous tasks.
2 rounds of interview.
Lengthy process, but easy to crack the interview with procurement knowledge. Questions on P2P knowledge, 2-way and 3-way match, vendor database, vendor on-boarding. Candidates have to follow up on regular basis with HR team on the progress with the interviews.