Wholesale & Disposals Associate

CARS24 is a global Used Vehicle e-commerce platform company offering an Amazon-like experience where you can search, purchase, get financing and arrange delivery entirely online. As a Wholesale & Disposal Associate, you will be part of a leading team in the eCommerce used car industry within Australia. You will be a key part of our value chain - ensuring the cars we buy are what we expect and how we dispose of cars we no longer require. You’ll bring a deep understanding of car presentation, as well as a solid understanding of typical mechanical defects - having been involved in the automotive industry previously. While formal mechanical qualifications would help, a broad automotive knowledge would be acceptable. You will interact with department operational leaders in each vertical (Accounting, Business support, Customer experience, Refurbishment, Finance, Sourcing) to maintain a strong pipeline of quality cars and cost recovery through our disposals. You will be required to produce timely reporting and we would highly value your ability to problem-solve and analyse large amounts of data. The right mindset and cultural fit are critical in our consumer obsessed, dynamic, entrepreneurial, data driven, collaborative start-up, with a huge ambition to transform how cars are sold in Australia. The trust you help us build with our customers will change the way an industry has operated for decades. **Responsibilities include**: - Coordinate preparation of all vehicles for tenders (~40 Cars a Month) this includes, clean, minor repairs & photography - Coordinate weekly tender sales - Ensure that supplier/buyer invoices are processed - Ensure that no vehicles are released without receipt of funds (remittance collection) - Ensure that vehicles are booked in through all procedures and systems in a timely manner (IMS & External auction DMS) - Develop, maintain and foster relationships with Key Dealers/Wholesalers/Auctions. - Attends auctions (~100 Cars a Month) approved by management for inspection to assist in purchase of quality cars - Visits Dealer/WS (Up to 6-8 suppliers) as per weekly aligned calendar to inspect purchased cars/identify good cars with the Dealer/WS - Liaising with the sourcing teams internationally along with the local refurb teams - Interacting with management and other teams to find ways to improve the process, better leverage technology and make things easier for all - Interacting with Vendors to arrange returns and external vendors to dispose of cars not deemed suitable for retail - Current full driver's licence (Manual & Automatic) - An ability to work collaboratively in a team, take on feedback and adapt to changes - Interest/basic knowledge of cars and the automotive industry - intermediate level preferred - ex mechanic suitable - Strong ability to work in a team environment - Sound PC Skills (Word, excel and powerpoint) - Strong communication Skills - written and oral - Strong analytical and organisational skills - Possess attributes of good character, diligence, honesty, integrity and judgement. **What we offer in return**: - Competitive pay: full-time salary at above market rates - Monthly Phone Allowance - $500 Wellness Allowance - Performance based bonuses - 38 hour week no weekends - Ground-up opportunity: build a big business from scratch and shape the strategic direction of the market, changing the way Australians buy cars - Amazing people & network. You are not alone - we keep standards high for anyone who joins us here. Be a part of a fun, energetic team with a "can-do" attitude - _At CARS24, we don’t just accept differences — we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our customers and our community. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer._