[Behavioral] Tell me about a time you made a mistake in a purchasing or supplier-related situation. What did you do next?

One mistake I made earlier in my career was assuming a supplier commitment was firmer than it actually was because the communication sounded confident and the system looked clean. I did not pressure-test the acknowledgment enough, and the risk surfaced later than it should have.

Once I realized that, I owned the issue quickly, aligned the internal team on the real status, and worked on the recovery...