Auction Manager — Industrial Auctions
Surplex
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Düsseldorf • 🇩🇪 Germany
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Mid-LevelSenior
Tech Stack
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About the role
- Responsible for quality and process assurance of auctions in Germany
- Ensure the quality of photos, descriptions, pricing strategy and item ordering
- Track bidder activity and proactively contact the highest bidders
- Conduct price and follow-up negotiations when reserve (minimum) prices are not met
- Oversee payment monitoring and payment follow-up
- Accurately capture and document all relevant information
- Work closely with internal teams to identify optimization opportunities
- Evaluate, create and review auction content
- Confident use of IT tools
- Professional written and verbal communication with internal stakeholders.
Requirements
- Professional experience in sales, customer service or a comparable area
- Strong sense for high-quality photos, precise descriptions and clearly structured content
- High level of accuracy, quality awareness and an independent working style
- Good understanding of the auction environment or willingness to learn quickly and proactively
- Excellent English skills, written and spoken; additional languages are a plus
- Confident handling of IT tools and ability to manage processes systematically and in a structured way
- Proactive, solution-oriented mindset and enjoyment of clear communication.
Benefits
- Competitive salary with an attractive bonus model
- Disability insurance and a group accident insurance
- 30 days of vacation
- Up to 30 days of workation per year
- Opportunities for further training
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
quality assuranceprocess assurancenegotiationdocumentationcontent evaluationauction environment knowledge
Soft skills
attention to detailindependent working styleproactive mindsetsolution-orientedclear communication