At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car, a Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton, Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit or Usain Bolt’s running shoe, we encounter exceptional objects every day.
We’re a one-of-a-kind marketplace for buying and selling special objects. Each week, more than 100,000 unique items are auctioned, all carefully curated by our passionate in-house experts.
Having sold over 25 million unique objects, our mission is to become the world’s most popular destination for special objects. As a growing, diverse and sustainable scale-up, we proudly live by three core values. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to explore how you can join us.
- Taking ownership and driving impact
- Being open to change and feedback
- Being passionate about our mission and our customers.
As an Automobilia Expert specialising in car parts, your mission is to bring your deep Automobilia expertise to the curation of high-quality, compelling lots that attract collectors and drive successful auctions. Your knowledge of the market, materials, authenticity, and collector value is central to ensuring transparency, fairness, and strong results for both buyers and sellers.
By evaluating submissions, advising users, and optimising auction performance, you play a key role in strengthening the credibility, growth, and specialist appeal of the Automobilia category.
- Evaluate and curate Automobilia lots, with a focus on car parts, to ensure quality and authenticity
- Create compelling lot titles and descriptions that attract collectors and maximise bidding activity
- Provide reliable estimated values and professional guidance to sellers
- Review images and submissions to ensure they meet Catawiki’s quality and transparency standards
- Optimise auction performance through effective reserve pricing and strategy decisions
- Build and maintain relationships with sellers, buyers, and industry contacts to grow the category
- Collaborate remotely with internal stakeholders to align on commercial goals and category performance
- Expert knowledge of Automobilia, particularly car parts
- Proven commercial experience with the ability to maximise sales opportunities
- Experience optimising auction strategy, including reserve pricing, sell-through rate, and cash flow
- Strong analytical skills to monitor performance, identify trends, and guide sellers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a remote environment
- A well-established network of dealers, collectors, curators, or experts within Automobilia communities
- Fluency in English, additional Dutch or German language skills are a plus
This is a 100% remote role that can be based in the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Portugal, Spain, or the United Kingdom.
- Create a visible impact by working at scale in a global organisation serving millions of customers across 80+ categories. In our flat structure, every role has a broad scope and directly impacts both our customers and the business.
- Learn and grow through our Learning & Development initiatives, including clear development plans and mentorship programmes to support your career progression.
- A culture of connection defines us. We’re a passionate, diverse team of 800+ Catawikians representing 60+ nationalities. We foster an inclusive and queer-friendly environment where everyone is encouraged to bring their full self to work.
- Celebrate life’s moments with us. You’ll receive a €100 Catavoucher when you join, a €50 Catavoucher on your birthday, and an extra day off each year to “Pursue Your Passion”. We also offer additional leave for key work anniversaries and important life events. Benefits may vary by location.
Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam and Lisbon are designed to inspire collaboration. Most Catawikians operate in a hybrid setup, combining office-based and remote work, with a minimum of two days per week in the office, unless a role is explicitly stated as fully remote or fully office-based.
Apply with an English CV and Cover Letter. By applying, you agree to Catawiki’s Applicant Privacy Policy. If you’re excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement, we still encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
Skills Required
- Expert knowledge of Automobilia, particularly car parts
- Proven commercial experience with ability to maximise sales opportunities
- Experience optimising auction strategy, including reserve pricing, sell-through rate, and cash flow
- Strong analytical skills to monitor performance, identify trends, and guide sellers
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills in a remote environment
- A well-established network of dealers, collectors, curators, or experts within Automobilia communities
- Fluency in English
- Dutch or German language skills
What We Do
Catawiki is the leading online marketplace to buy and sell special objects. Over 75,000 objects are offered in auction every week - each reviewed and selected by one of Catawiki’s hundreds of in-house experts specialised in Art, Design, Jewellery, Fashion, Classic Cars, Collectables and much more. Catawiki is headquartered in Amsterdam with over 750 employees across the world.
