Auction Coordinator

Ritchie Bros.; Remote; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auction company seeks an Auction Coordinator to manage item control through the staging area and review inspection reports. This offsite, home-based position requires extensive travel in the region around Regina, SK. Responsibilities include inventory inspections and maximizing sales returns. The successful candidate should possess strong customer service skills, computer proficiency, and effective communication abilities. This role requires flexibility in work hours based on operational needs.

Qualifications

• Experience providing excellent customer service to customers and colleagues.
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to learn new programs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform Joint Inventory with government staff for government shipments.
• Perform inspections of inventory items.
• Determine best sales channel options to maximize returns.
• Lead the evaluation of inspection reports from the Merchandising Coordinator.
• Ensure a safe working environment for all staff.

Skills

Customer service

Computer skills

Communication

Task prioritization

Job description

About Us

RB Global (NYSE: RBA) (TSX: RBA) is a leading, omnichannel marketplace that provides value-added insights, services and transaction solutions for buyers and sellers of commercial assets and vehicles worldwide. Through its auction sites in 13 countries and digital platform, RB Global serves customers in more than 170 countries across a variety of asset classes, including automotive, commercial transportation, construction, government surplus, lifting and material handling, energy, mining and agriculture.

The company’s marketplace brands include Ritchie Bros., the world’s largest auctioneer of commercial assets and vehicles offering online bidding, and IAA, a leading global digital marketplace connecting vehicle buyers and sellers. RB Global’s portfolio of brands also includes Rouse Services, which provides a complete end-to-end asset management, data-driven intelligence and performance benchmarking system; SmartEquip, an innovative technology platform that supports customers’ management of the equipment lifecycle and integrates parts procurement with both OEMs and dealers; Xcira, a leader in live simulcast auction technologies; and Veritread, an online marketplace for heavy haul transport.

About The Team

We conduct hundreds of live auctions each year around the world. It takes a hardworking team of energetic people in a wide variety of full-time and part-time roles to conduct a successful multi-million dollar auction – from equipment inspectors, yard managers and operators to administrative staff and customer service representatives.

Job Description

The Auction Coordinator will be responsible for controlling items through our warehouse staging area and reviewing the Merchandising Coordinator’s inspection reports. These responsibilities include but are not limited to: determining method of sale, assisting with and reviewing basic inspection on items, pricing items with our proprietary system and preparing items for public viewing with in depth quality.

This is an offsite, home-based position that requires extensive travel within the assigned territory and surrounding regions. When activity is slower in one location, the candidate will travel to other sites to provide support as needed. Candidates must reside within a 500 km radius of Regina, SK.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for performing Joint Inventory with government staff for government shipments
• Performing inspections of inventory items with a proprietary inspection application
• Determine best option of our available sales channels to maximize returns for the company
• Determine ideal quantity for grouping items into lots and pricing with our proprietary system
• Leads the evaluation and the accuracy of inspection reports from the Merchandising Coordinator by reviewing photographs of the equipment and overall condition assessments
• Identifies and verifies the quality and category type for all incoming items
• Ensure a safe working environment for all staff
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Experience providing excellent customer service to customers and colleagues
• Strong computer skills, including the ability to learn new programs
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills (on this job your most valuable tools will be the 2-way radio, a cell phone and a computer)
• Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment
• This position is not limited to a standard Monday - Friday 8am-5pm hours schedule. Candidates must be comfortable with earlier start times, extended workdays, and occasional long hours based on operational demands.