Scorecard Review
Side-by-side candidate comparison with 4-Factor competency breakdown. Click any candidate to expand the full factor drill-down with behavioral questions, AI-extracted response summaries, and per-interviewer scores. All scores AI-populated from transcripts; human-confirmed before commit.
| Candidate | II Results 40% |
III People 30% |
I Thought 20% |
IV Self 10% |
Composite | Interviews | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SC Sarah Chen Sur La Table · Seattle |
4.2 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 | 3.92 | 2 / 3 | Interviewing |
MW Marcus Williams Backcountry · SLC |
4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.78 | 3 / 3 | Scorecard |
EV Elena Vasquez One Kings Lane · NYC |
3.6 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.44 | 2 / 3 | Interviewing |
JP James Park Backcountry · Toronto 🇨🇦 |
3.4 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.21 | 1 / 3 | Interviewing |
Sarah Chen — Full Scorecard Drill-Down
3.92
/ 5.00 composite
▶Factor II: Results
4.2/ 5.0 · weight 40% · contribution 1.68
D. Taking Initiative (15%)
#2
Action Oriented
"Tell me about a time you took initiative without being asked. What triggered you to act?"
AI-extracted summary: Identified a gap in vendor rebate tracking that was costing the department ~$40K/quarter. Built a tracking spreadsheet, pitched it to the Merchandising VP, and had it adopted across 3 regions within 6 weeks — without being asked. Measured and reported results quarterly.
#27
Resourcefulness
"Walk me through a time you had limited resources but still needed to deliver results."
AI-extracted summary: During a supplier crisis, existing budget for expedited shipping was exhausted. Negotiated a consignment arrangement with a secondary supplier, trading favorable shelf placement for faster turnaround. Delivered on time with no incremental cost.
E. Managing Execution (15%)
#15
Directs Work
"Tell me about a time you had to delegate work across a team. How did you ensure success?"
AI-extracted summary: Led a 4-person team through a seasonal assortment review. Assigned clear ownership per category, set weekly check-ins, removed a blocker with the planning team by escalating a data access issue. All deadlines met.
#25
Plans and Aligns
"Walk me through how you planned a complex project with competing priorities."
AI-extracted summary: Described basic project planning for a store remodel buy. Mentioned timelines and vendor coordination but didn't describe how she handled competing priorities or realigned when things changed. Follow-up recommended for Round 3.
#38
Optimizes Work Processes
"Tell me about a process you improved. What was broken, and what did you change?"
AI-extracted summary: Redesigned the seasonal buy approval workflow from a 3-week email chain to a structured review board with templated submissions. Reduced approval cycle from 18 days to 6. Process adopted by 2 other brands within the portfolio.
F. Focusing on Performance (10%)
#1
Ensures Accountability
"Tell me about a time someone on your team missed a commitment. How did you handle it?"
AI-extracted summary: A vendor missed a delivery window during holiday prep. Addressed it directly — documented the miss, discussed root cause, set a corrective plan with interim check-ins. Vendor recovered and hit all subsequent deadlines.
#28
Drives Results
"Tell me about delivering results despite major obstacles."
AI-extracted summary: Delivered a full seasonal buy on time during a supply chain disruption in 2024. Pivoted 30% of the assortment to domestic suppliers, negotiated air freight for 5 key SKUs, and still hit margin targets within 0.5 points. Category revenue came in at 103% of plan.
▶Factor III: People
3.8/ 5.0 · weight 30% · contribution 1.14
G. Collaboration (10%)
#6
Collaborates
"Tell me about a successful collaboration. What made it work?"
AI-extracted summary: Partnered with the e-commerce team to align in-store and online assortments for a holiday launch. Weekly syncs, shared buy plan, joint performance reviews. Revenue +12% vs. prior year when teams were siloed.
#9
Manages Conflict
"Describe a conflict you handled. What was your approach?"
AI-extracted summary: Described a disagreement with a peer over markdown timing. Resolved it but acknowledged the relationship remained "professional, not warm." Did not describe steps taken to repair the relationship post-resolution. Scored lower — resolved but left tension.
H. Talent (10%) · I. Influence (10%)
#13
Develops Talent
"Describe how you've helped someone grow professionally."
AI-extracted summary: Mentored a junior buyer through their first independent seasonal buy. Set weekly 1:1s, reviewed their vendor negotiations, gave real-time feedback. Junior was promoted within 8 months.
#7
Communicates Effectively
"Tell me about explaining something complex to a non-technical audience."
AI-extracted summary: Presented a margin-impact analysis to store managers who don't work in finance terms. Translated gross margin into "hours of labor equivalent" so they could see the trade-off in operational terms. Message landed — all 6 managers adjusted their markdown approach.
▶Factor I: Thought
3.5/ 5.0 · weight 20% · contribution 0.70
#5
Business Insight
"Tell me about a time you used business knowledge to influence a decision."
AI-extracted summary: Used sell-through data to convince the merchandising VP to increase open-to-buy for a trending category mid-season. Result: category ended +22% to plan. Connected the data to the business case clearly.
#33
Strategic Mindset
"Walk me through how you think about long-term strategy vs short-term execution."
AI-extracted summary: Mostly discussed short-term execution (quarterly planning cycles). When pressed on 2-3 year thinking, gave a general answer about "building vendor relationships." Limited evidence of strategic planning beyond the current buy cycle.
#12
Decision Quality
"Not yet tested — scheduled for Round 3"
▶Factor IV: Self
4.0/ 5.0 · weight 10% · contribution 0.40
#10
Courage
"Tell me about a time you said something difficult that needed to be said."
AI-extracted summary: Flagged to the buying director that a high-profile vendor partnership was underperforming margins despite strong top-line. Recommended reducing allocation by 40%. Decision was unpopular but ultimately right — margins improved 3 points after the adjustment.
#29
Self-Awareness
"What feedback have you received that changed how you operate?"
AI-extracted summary: Received feedback that she was "too heads-down in the data" and not communicating context to cross-functional partners. Changed her approach: started sending weekly one-page summaries to store managers and the planning team. Feedback improved in subsequent reviews.
Per-interviewer scores (geometric mean aggregation)
TM
Tara Mitchell · Hiring Manager · Round 1
Results
4.0
People
4.0
Thought
3.5
Self
4.0
Comp.
3.88
RK
Raj Kapoor · Cross-functional (Planning) · Round 2
Results
4.4
People
3.6
Thought
3.5
Self
4.0
Comp.
3.96
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Round 3 interviewer · not yet assigned
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Aggregation method: Geometric mean (not arithmetic mean) across interviewers — reduces the influence of outlier scores and produces a more conservative consensus estimate. Standard AHP multi-rater aggregation.