General Valuer & Manager, Regional Auction House

Our client, an established Auctioneer and Valuer with multiple locations throughout England, is seeking a General Valuer and Manager. As part of a strategy for continued growth, our client is searching for an experienced Valuer to head up a new location based in the North West. The role would suit someone who has business acumen and would thrive on the opportunity to set up and lead a new location.

Responsibilities:

• Overall budgetary responsibility and oversight of the office with support and direction from the MD.
• Operational set up of the new office using established systems and processes
• Client valuations in-house and when visiting properties for auction, insurance, and probate purposes
• Professional written valuations, cataloguing of items for the busy schedule of auctions, and the creation of condition reports
• Dealing with clients pre- and post-sale
• Staff management
• Auctioneering, both from the rostrum and online desired but not essential

Requirements:

• Good experience as a Valuer and Cataloguer
• Experience as a General Valuer would be ideal, however consideration would be given to candidates with specialist experience
• Strong business acumen
• Good understanding of auction operations , pre and post-sale procedures, use of auction systems etc
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Driving essential
• Computer literacy essential
• Auctioneering experience desires, but no essential