Sales Development Intern

At Catawiki every day brings the extraordinary! Whether its a or we encounter exceptional objects every day.

Were a oneofakind marketplace for buying and selling special objects! Each week we offer over 75000 unique items in auction carefully curated by our passionate inhouse experts.

Having sold over 20 million unique objects to date were on a mission to become the worlds most popular destination for special objects. As a growing diverse and sustainable scaleup we proudly live by our core values:

• Taking ownership and driving impact
• Being open to change and feedback
• Being passionate about our mission and our customers.

If these values resonate with you wed love to explore how you can join us on this exciting journey!

About the role and team

We are looking for a Sales Development Representative Intern to support us building a strong seller lead pipeline for Catawikis Collectables business unit. The Sales Development Representative Intern will identify contact and convince sellers to offer quality objects via our platform with a specific focus on Collectables (Books Coins Toys Trading Cards etc.) and provide prospects with a great onboarding experience. You are going to help us generate sustainable revenue opportunities by opening up conversations with new sellers that the Business Development team will work on to turn them into committed and fastgrowing sellers. Your focus areas will be international sellers (Central & Eastern Europe Nordics) and emerging online sellers across Europe.

You will get to learn about the sales function at a marketplace focused on the early stages of our sellers journey.

What youll do

• Identify qualify and develop leads through call email field visit fair visit and experts collaboration
  • Identify and reactivate high potential dormants sellers and organic signups
  • Qualify inbound leads by working with data and sales tooling
  • Facilitate a frictionless pre and postsales experience for new sellers
• Build and nurture strong relationships with new sellers to expand Collectables seller network
  • In cooperation with experts quickly learn the important characteristics of categories
• Select and grow highpotential new sellers and hand them over to the Business Developers
  • Move in sync with Business Developers to develop growth plans for onboarded sellers

Who you are

• You are a bachelor/HBO or master student in Business or related studies
• You are enrolled at an educational institution in the Netherlands for the entire duration of the internship
• Minimum duration of 6 months
• Strong sales mindset
• Problem solving attitude
• A passion for the online industry or maybe have a collection yourself so that you are able to understand the language of our sellers
• Familiar with G Suite tools (Google sheet slides)
• Fluent in English
• Residency in the Netherlands (preferred Amsterdam region)

Where youll be

The role is based in our Dutch office in the heart of Amsterdam.

Why Youll Love Working with Us

• Create a Visible Impact by working at scale in a global organisation that serves millions of customers across 80 categories. In our flat structure every role has a broad scope that directly impacts both our customers and the business.
• Learn and Grow with Us through our Learning & Development initiatives which include clear development plans and mentorship programmes designed to support your career progression.
• A Culture of Connection defines us. Were a passionate diverse and collaborative team of 800 Catawikains and 60 nationalities all coming together to build a oneofakind marketplace. We foster an inclusive and queerfriendly work environment committed to making every Catawikian feel welcomed and empowered. Whatever your story we encourage you to bring your unique perspective to our team.
• Celebrate Lifes Moments with us at Catawiki. When you join us youll receive a 100 Catavoucher and on each birthday youll get a 50 Catavoucher to celebrate. Enjoy an extra day off each year to Pursue Your Passion. We also recognise significant work anniversaries (3 5 8 10 years) with additional time off plus extra leave for lifes big moments like marriage engagements or moving house.

Please note that benefits can vary by location. For specific information regarding whats available in your country please consult your recruiter.

Our Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam Paris and Lisbon are designed to inspire and connect. Most Catawikians are within commuting distance of one of our offices and enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work model. This means we typically ask you to be in the office 2 out of 5 days roughly 40% of your working time to collaborate and connect with your colleagues. Of course if the job description specifies that the role is 100% remotesuch as for certain expert or sales positionsthen that arrangement will apply.

Interested

Apply directly with an English CV and cover letter by submitting your information at the bottom of this page. By submitting your application you agree to .

If youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.