Web Designer / Developer – Product Catalog Website + Product Data Entry

We're looking for a web designer to design and build a new website for an equipment distribution company.

Phase one: an online product catalog with a "Call for Quote" option on each product, and no online checkout.
Phase two (later): add e-commerce, meaning a cart and checkout. The site must be built so this can be switched on without a rebuild.

What you'll do in phase one:

• Design and build a clean, modern site that works well on mobile
• Set up a searchable product catalog that customers can filter by industry or brand
• Add a "Call for Quote" button on each product
• Manually enter 100+ products with their item codes, descriptions, and photos
• Choose a platform that can add e-commerce later, such as Shopify or WooCommerce
• Hand over a site we can update ourselves

Requirements:

• A portfolio of websites you've built, ideally catalogs or e-commerce sites
• Experience with Shopify, WooCommerce/WordPress, or a similar platform that scales to online sales
• Experience setting up product filters or collections, for example by industry or brand
• Strong attention to detail for the product entry
• Good written English and some overlap with Toronto (ET) hours
• Available and open to a long-term contract for ongoing website maintenance if needed

Budget: Open to quotes (negotiable)

To apply, send links to two or three sites you've built, which platform you'd recommend for us and how you'd handle phase two, your rate, and how long phase one would take.