Junior Product Assessor - Watches

Department: Marketplace

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Dieren, Netherlands

Reporting To: Watches Team Leader

Compensation: €34,776 / year

Description

• Timepieces are thoroughly evaluated, effectively grouped, and routed onto the most suitable online sales or auction platform based on brand, type, and condition.
• Watch descriptions and technical specs are written with high precision, meeting platform standards and providing clear details for prospective buyers.
• Daily and weekly listing volumes consistently meet departmental goals while upholding strict accuracy and cataloguing standards.
• Working closely alongside production managers and team members maintains a smooth, supportive, and efficient workflow across the department.

What You’ll Do

• Navigate internal e-commerce systems and cataloguing tools to process inventory items accurately.
• Research watch reference numbers, hallmarks, and historical data to verify correct specifications when information is incomplete.
• Maintain organised physical batching of items at the assessment station to keep inventory trackable throughout the workflow.
• Cross-check listing entries for errors before final platform submission.
  
  

• Share watch-specific knowledge and practical tips with team members during daily operations.
• Highlight workflow bottlenecks or database system issues to department management to help streamline processing.
  
  

• Adhere to safe handling, transport, and storage procedures for delicate or high-value inventory.
• Apply quality assurance checks so all published data meets both internal standards and external platform requirements.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrable passion for or practical knowledge of watches, horology, and vintage timepieces.
• Familiarity with watch movement types, brand details, construction, and physical condition grading.
• Strong attention to detail with an eye for identifying subtle defects, alterations, or hallmarks.
• Effective written communication skills for writing clear, accurate product descriptions.
• Practical organisational skills to keep physical stock and digital records orderly.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a fast-paced team environment.
  
  

• Experience using e-commerce platforms, database management tools, or inventory software.
• Experience working in a warehouse, auction house, or retail intake environment.
  
  

• Collaborating willingly with team members to keep daily operations running smoothly.
• Acting with honesty, integrity, and mutual respect in all daily interactions.
• Communicating openly and respectfully with colleagues across departments, asking for help when needed and offering it in return.
• Taking pride in your personal workspace, keeping shared processing areas safe, clean, and organised for everyone.
  
  

Our Benefits

• 25 days paid holiday per year (24 days plus 1 life-event day)
• 8% holiday allowance (vakantiegeld), paid annually in May

• Competitive salary based on a 40-hour work week
• Participation in the Dutch pension scheme (Pensioenfonds Detailhandel)
• Commuting allowance of €0.23 per kilometre (tax-free maximum)

• Lunch provided during working days
• A supportive, people-first working environment
• Access to Alleo, a benefits and wellbeing platform offering discounts, perks, and wellbeing support

• Company laptop provided 

• Be part of a fast-growing, globally expanding business
• Opportunities to collaborate with and work alongside our UK team
• Exposure to — and potential involvement in — new international markets as we continue to grow