Classic Cars Expert

**Who we are**:
A piece of the moon, a complete dinosaur skeleton, the Pope's hat, the world's smallest book - at Catawiki, we come across exceptional objects such as these every day. The special object you've been searching for, or a new and unexpected interest you never thought you'd have: the more you look, the more you'll find. And at Catawiki, there's always more to the story. Every day sellers submit thousands of objects to sell on Catawiki. Our 240+ in-house experts review and select only the best to auction.

Our mission is to connect passionate enthusiasts with the objects that tell their stories. As Europe's fastest growing online auction platform, we help over 10 million people discover new treasures every month. This means we are continually growing and always on the lookout for new talent

Born and raised in The Netherlands, we started in 2008 and have since grown to over 750 Catawikians, working across 7 international offices, while maintaining our start-up mentality every step of the way. In December 2020 we received a new €150m investment round led by Permira and are excited to be growing our team and business further across the world.

**What you will do**:
As a classic cars expert, you will have the responsibility to assess and evaluate the classic cars submitted by our users via our website. You will be assisting our sellers to create attractive, complete listings for the auctions starting every week. You will be actively engaged in building our network of car sellers in your region.

Catawiki strives to keep user transactions as transparent and fair as possible, and your expertise and experience play a large part in maintaining this standard; you know better than anyone what items are of interest to our users. You will review descriptions, pictures and provide users with an estimated value based on this information. If you need to reject a submission, you do so in a professional and courteous manner. Your efforts result in exceptional auctions that bidders will find irresistible.

We expect you to keep your own auction interesting by working with our sales department, thereby drawing in new sellers from your network and diversifying the selection of lots offered at your auction.

You are expected to grow the supply of quality, market priced classic cars auctioned and sold via our website by users in your region by offering a high level of service and competence, acquiring and onboarding high quality new supply though active commercial activity (sellers visits, fairs etc.).

You will help build a strategy to grow the Catawiki market in your region, based on experience in the field.

You are expected to provide our Customer Service Department, an expert opinion in case of disputes emerging between seller and buyers about the conditions of the cars sold. Finally, you'll also be working together with our marketing department to generate an increase of potential bidder attention at your auction.

**Who you are**:
We do not necessarily require any diplomas or experience in similar functions, however, we do require:

- Knowledge in rare / valuable cars.
- An eye for trade
- Good knowledge of high value classic cars is a strong asset for the role)
- Documented commercial experience
- Excellent communication skills
- A large network of potential sellers and experts in your field
- The diplomatic competence needed to act as mediator in disputes between users
- Fluent **French** and good command of the **English** language

**Where you'll be**:
The role is based in **France** with a work from home arrangement. You will be part of the Luxury department and will be working for our French-speaking markets.

**What we offer**:

- Become a vital part of a fast-growing organisation
- Turn your hobby into your career
- Flexible hours: between 28 and 35 hours;
- Work from home
- Possibility of working part-time
- Keep up to date with the latest developments
- Excellent opportunities for career development
- A fun team that organises events and activities on a regular basis

**Diversity**:
Catawiki's eclectic teams represent an international and intergenerational mix of people from different professional and cultural backgrounds. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly work environment, committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story is, we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to the table.

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**Our offices and new way of working**:

- Catawiki is embracing an activity-based way of working, meaning employees are empowered to choose how they split their work week between the office and home. Most team members based in countries with Catawiki offices will collaborate from the office two days a week, and work remotely for th