Business Development Intern at Catawiki — RealJobs — RealJobs

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.

About the role and team

We are looking for a Sales Development Representative Intern to support us building a strong seller lead pipeline for Catawiki’s Collectables business unit. The sales 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 fast-growing 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 you’ll 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 sign-ups
Qualify inbound leads by working with data and sales tooling
Facilitate a frictionless pre and post-sales 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 high-potential 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
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

Where you’ll be

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

Why You'll Love Working with Us

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 Offices and Way of Working

Our vibrant offices in Amsterdam, Paris 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.

Interested?

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.