Expert Modern and World Coins Expert (Coins & Banknotes)
Job Description
<div class="content-intro"><p>At Catawiki, every day brings the extraordinary! Whether it’s <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia">Daniel Ricciardo’s Formula 1 Car</a>, a <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/579-fossils">Woolly Mammoth’s Skeleton</a>, <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/l/10035805">Lady Gaga's Jumpsuit</a> or <a href="https://www.catawiki.com/en/c/583-sports-memorabilia">Usain Bolt’s running shoe</a>, we encounter exceptional objects every day.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <ul> <li>Taking ownership and driving impact </li> <li>Being open to change and feedback</li> <li>Being passionate about our mission and our customers. </li> </ul></div><h3 class="p1">Your Mission</h3> <p>We are looking for a highly commercial, market-driven coins and bars expert with deep expertise in precious metals, bullion coins, and bars. This is a fast-moving, high-responsibility role at the heart of a global market where prices, demand, and risks shift daily.</p> <p>You will be active in the coins and bars segment, constantly reading the market, reacting quickly to opportunities and risks, and maximizing performance. This role goes far beyond curation: it requires planning, trading mindset, pricing abilities and discipline, strong networks, and close collaboration with Sales and Marketing to drive sustainable growth.</p> <h3 class="p2">What You’ll Do</h3> <p><strong>Own and grow bars and coins auctions</strong></p> <ul> <li>Evaluate, curate, and structure lots and auctions, ensuring authenticity, strong commercial appeal, competitiveness.</li> <li>Actively manage auction quality, volumes, and pricing in line with fast-changing precious metals markets.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Read and react to the market</strong></p> <ul> <li>Closely monitor spot prices, premiums, demand shifts, geopolitical and macro-economic drivers.</li> <li>React quickly to opportunities and risks, adjusting auction strategies, volumes, and seller focus accordingly.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Trade with a commercial mindset</strong></p> <ul> <li>Think and act like a trader: negotiate and maximize revenue while protecting buyer trust and platform integrity.</li> <li>Contribute to balancing short-term opportunities with long-term category health.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Build and activate a strong network</strong></p> <ul> <li>Leverage and expand your network of bullion dealers, traders, mints, banks, and collectors.</li> <li>Proactively onboard new high-quality sellers and scale existing ones, ensuring reliable supply and competitive offerings.<br><br></li> </ul> <p><strong>Drive growth with Sales & Marketing</strong></p> <ul> <li>Work closely with Sales to segment sellers, onboard high-potential leads, and scale top performers and make sure we are delivering excellence to our customers through working with sellers.</li> <li>Collaborate with Marketing to plan campaigns, promotions, and content that respond to market momentum and buyer