Category Lead, Pre-owned & Brand Jewellery

About the role

What you’ll do

• Ensuring and optimising operational excellence of the auctions
• Consistency in the application of the quality guidelines, setting up & updating guidelines
• Taking the lead in growing the professional seller share & internationalisation of our seller base within our category together with the sales department and our expert group
• Day-to-day coordination of the auctions: managing auction timelines, lot specifics, standard replies and screening lot distribution across the team
• Managing a close collaboration of our category with colleagues in Customer Support to secure delighting our customers
• Supporting the Category Manager in analysing and explaining current performance results & setting up strategy
• Supporting the Category Manager in optimizing partnerships with external partners
  

What you’ll bring

• If you want to become our new Category Lead you will be likely to have:
• Strong organizational & operational skills
• Great analytical skills and an affinity for using data to inform decision making
• Affinity with pre-owned Jewellery, including Vintage & Antique Jewellery, second-hand modern Jewellery and Brand Jewellery from major brands (Cartier, Tiffany, Pomellato etc.)
• A true team player, with excellent intercultural communication skills to achieve good collaboration with the category manager, the team, other departments and external partners
• Proactive attitude and a tendency to spot opportunities in improving processes, partnerships, and collaborations both
• Fluent in both written and spoken English is a must, any additional languages are a nice to have
• Demonstrable knowledge of and experience with computers and computer programs
• Excellent presentation skills
• Given the rapid development and growth of the team, an interest or experience in people management would be considered a plus
  

Where you'll be

This role is based in Europe with a work from home arrangement.

Here’s what we can offer you

This is your chance to become part of a fast but sustainable growing tech company! You will have an exciting role in a young, fast-growing, dynamic & international organisation. You'll be part of an enthusiastic, highly motivated team of 800+ international Catawikians; you'll have big responsibilities and can really create something. Additionally you can expect:

• Working with a top notch team acting on a champions league level in a super complex dynamic environment; you will learn a lot!
• A diverse and international team with over 50 different nationalities.
• A great office located in the heart of Amsterdam with an easy-going atmosphere.
• Our entrepreneurial environment encourages everyone to take initiative and experiment with new ideas. You’ll actively contribute to the growth of the Catawiki platform.
• Tailor-made trainings to facilitate your personal and professional growth
• The fun part! Our Activity Committee plans everything from ‘CataFooty’ to International Food Festivals, Friday Drinks, Board Game Nights, Pub Quizzes and Boot Camps!
• And there’s more! Paid holidays, holiday allowance and a fantastic pension plan paid for by Catawiki.