Full-Time

Category Manager Trading Cards

Catawiki

Catawiki

501-1,000 employees

Online auction marketplace for unique objects

No salary listed

France + 1 more

More locations: Italy

Hybrid

Hybrid role; minimum two days per week in the office.

Category
Quantitative Finance (1)
Required Skills
Market Research
Sales
Forecasting
Marketing
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • Experience in consumer goods markets with a strong grasp of market dynamics
  • Proven experience managing and developing direct reports
  • Relentless commercial drive and entrepreneurial energy
  • The ability to create structure while scaling fast
  • Confidence influencing cross-functional stakeholders
  • Strong analytical instincts — you make decisions backed by data
  • Comfort operating in a fast-paced, target-driven environment
Responsibilities
  • Define and execute the growth strategy for Trading Cards
  • Own the P&L and drive revenue and margin with clear commercial decisions
  • Turn data into action across pricing, supply, marketing, and performance
  • Anticipate hype cycles, demand shifts, and market trends before they peak
  • Build structure in a fast-scaling environment
  • Lead and develop a high-performing team of Trading Card Experts
  • Create clarity, accountability, and ambition within your team
  • Strengthen and scale the seller pipeline with Sales
  • Build relationships with top sellers and high-intent buyers
  • Test fast, learn fast, scale what works
Desired Qualifications
  • Curiosity for trading cards or collector culture is a plus

Catawiki is an online marketplace that runs weekly auctions for rare and distinctive items across categories like art, antiques, classic cars, and jewelry. Items are listed by sellers and are curated and verified by experts to ensure authenticity and quality, after which they are auctioned to buyers. The platform makes money by taking a commission on each sale. What sets Catawiki apart is the combination of expert authentication and curation with a recurring weekly auction format, helping buyers discover trusted, one-of-a-kind pieces while giving sellers a consistent channel to reach collectors and enthusiasts. The company aims to grow its catalog and audience by expanding categories and improving the user experience, so more people can buy and sell distinctive items in a secure marketplace.

Company Size

501-1,000

Company Stage

Growth Equity (Venture Capital)

Total Funding

$258.5M

Headquarters

Amsterdam, Netherlands

Founded

2008

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What believers are saying

  • Sports memorabilia sales grow 60% after Groupama-FDJ partnership in 2023.
  • CoverGenius partnership embeds XCover insurance for seamless global shipments.
  • Mearto partnership expands fine art, antiques sales via 600 weekly auctions.

What critics are saying

  • Heritage Auctions undercuts with lower fees, erodes premium seller volume now.
  • Sotheby's, Christie's online auctions capture European collectors in 12 months.
  • OpenSea dominates NFT auctions, cannibalizes art categories in 18 months.

What makes Catawiki unique

  • Expert network of 240 curates 75,000+ weekly objects across 22 categories.
  • Weekly auctions ensure authenticity for art, antiques, jewelry, classic cars.
  • Commission model charges 12.5% seller fee, 9% plus €3 buyer fee.

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