Bilingual Sales Specialist (Dutch or French/English)

The Collecting Group; City Of London; Hybrid; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading auction firm is seeking a Bilingual Sales Specialist to join their innovative team in London or Belgium. The candidate will manage client relationships throughout the auction process, analyze market trends, and contribute to revenue growth. Strong bilingual communication skills in French or Dutch and English are essential. This role offers the opportunity to work with unique vehicles and memorabilia in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a sales role, preferably in a related field.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to analyse market trends and values.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the auction process from pre-sales to post-sales.
• Build long-term client relationships and manage the consignment process.
• Research market values and trends in collectable cars.

Skills

Bilingual (French or Dutch/English)

Sales acumen

Client relationship building

Market analysis

Experience with Salesforce

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

The Drive:

The Collecting Group (TCG) isn't your average company; we're a team of culture curators who live and breathe cars and watches. We're not just disrupting the auction industry, we're redefining it. Our brands, Collecting Cars and Watch Collecting, are already leading the pack, but we're just getting started. We're expanding globally and we're looking for a Bilingual Sales Specialist (French or Dutch/English) to join us in either London or Belgium.

The Mission:

You’ll be joining a growing, diverse team that’s currently disrupting the traditional way vehicles are auctioned. You’ll help foster relationships and deliver excellent outcomes with both sellers and collectors locally and internationally, developing long-lasting partnerships, whilst becoming part of the fabric of a fast-moving, innovative company.

With a customer-centric approach, you’ll be able to bring your sales acumen to a collaborative team, where you’ll gain exposure to a breadth of vehicles and memorabilia, whilst contributing to revenue growth and product development.

The Gearbox:

• Be a dedicated point of contact through the life of the auction process, coordinate end to end activities from pre-sales through to post sales ensuring excellent levels of engagement and service throughout the process.
• Communicate and build client relationships to foster long term repeat business.
• Research values of collectable cars, analysing industry trends to make informed decisions on market trends and determine competitive market reserves.
• Managing the full consignment process with administration tasks including arranging of photography.
• Continually work to build your network and bring in new business opportunities for The Collecting Group.
• Use Salesforce to manage consignments and customers from prospects through to auction close, ensuring records and customer information is accurate and up to date.
• Participate in Collecting Cars external events to help build awareness of the brand.
• Work as part of the wider Collecting Group team, collaborating to support the success of all members.

The Specs (What We'll Need From You):