Remote Expert Jeweller - Diamonds & Gemstones

Summary

Join Catawiki as a Jewellery & Precious Stones Expert and contribute to driving profitable growth with high impact for the category and beyond.

Requirements

• Minimum 5+ years experience in a Jewellery & Precious Stones industry
• High specialisation in Diamonds (both Colourless and Natural Fancy Colured) is a must
• Long-standing experience in Buying & Selling Jewellery & Precious Stones
• Solid understanding of ‘trade’ practices and commercial dynamics at International level
• Exceptional expertise in the field developed over the years of professional experience in combination with formal education: gemmology degree, from a well-recognised International Institute is required (eg. GIA, HRD, IGI)
• Deep knowledge of laboratory reports standards
• Confidence in handling challenging commercial dynamics and negotiations aimed at optimising inventories and maximising the category growth
• Deep knowledge of trade prices in order to comfortably assess, discuss or object (if needed) the quality of objects submitted with the team and with external partners (Sellers)
• Working in a target-driven environment
• Willingness to work remotely in a fully digital-based environment
• Customer-oriented approach
• Excellent communication and presentation skills

Responsibilities

• Build a strong commercial network within the existing and new sellers' base active on Catawiki
• Leverage the understanding of seller needs and Catawiki commercial incentive schemes to create win-win solutions
• Provide quality assurance of auctions, by maintaining high standards of curation especially within the exclusive range of the category
• Elevate the team's curation by sharing exceptional expertise
• Leverage expertise through sharing knowledge at cross-departmental level
• Pro-actively propose improvements to quality guidelines, RP management strategies and other processes, and support the team in the effective implementation
• Monitor supply levels versus budget and recommending solutions where applicable
• Contribute to the category commercial strategy in reaching weekly and quarterly budgets
• Encourage an inclusive environment by engaging and motivating the team