Search Specialist
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
About Us
Ritchie Bros. (NYSE and TSX: RBA) is a global asset management and disposition company, offering customers end-to-end solutions for buying and selling used heavy equipment, trucks and other assets in numerous industries including construction, transportation, agriculture, energy, oil and gas, mining, and forestry. Our mission is to create compelling business solutions for the world's builders to easily and confidently exchange equipment. Learn more about us at: https://www.ritchiebros.com/
About The Team
As a global company, our corporate teams support billions of dollars in equipment sales every year.
In joining our corporate services teams, you will be ensuring the business runs smoothly in your respective verticals and supporting the overall business to achieve our core objectives.
Every day your work will make a difference in the way we run our business and the in the way customers interact with us.
Job DescriptionThe Search Specialist works with Sales, Settlements (Seller Disbursement), and Legal (as needed) to ensure due diligence is done to identify and address any encumbrances. A Search Specialist has the authority to hold creditor and/or seller payment to make sure all requirements have been met to deliver equipment free and clear to the buyer ResponsibilitiesReview, verify and ensure accuracy of all contracts, legal documentation and search results in accordance with company policy, government regulations and SOX complianceNotify relevant creditors and actively participate in the negotiation and mediation between owners and creditors to arrive at a mutually agreeable settlement to allow the successful sale of the propertyMitigates corporate risk by completing purchase and guarantee agreements including advancing funds and forwarding reports to required management for review and approvalProactively and effectively interact with the Sales and Operations teams, consignors and creditors and internal Settlements and Review teamsMitigate corporate risk by advising and mentoring sales and operations teams with assistance and communication from the legal DepartmentsReviews and processes post-sale reports to ensure timely consignor payoutsReview of all contracts and lien search results. Investigate and resolve all lien related issues independently and/or in collaboration with Field teams (Sales, Sales Support & Operations). Collaborate with Legal as neededContact lienholders to obtain payouts and lien release documentsCollaborate with internal stakeholders and departments to meet auction deadlinesPerforms other duties as assigned
Qualifications 2+ years’ experience in contract, legal, administrative, or banking related rolesNegotiating and problem resolutionPrevious experience in high volume related rolesAbility to work independently and collaboratively with other team membersExcellent analytical, interpersonal, communication and organizational skillsProficient with Microsoft Office Suite, Internet Search Engines and Cloud-based applicationsFlexibility and willingness to work varied hours and occasional overtime hours
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