Vacancy Details
Employer: Core Group
We are looking for a detail-oriented and commercially minded Product Co-ordinator to join our growing eCommerce team. As we expand into new country markets, this role will be central to ensuring our product catalogue is accurate, well-structured, and optimised for on-site search and discovery. You will work closely with the Product Manager and cross-functional teams to deliver a best-in-class product experience across all markets.
Key Responsibilities
- Own the end-to-end management of product listings across all active and newly launched markets, ensuring accuracy, completeness, and consistency at all times.
- Monitor and improve on-site search performance, identifying gaps in keyword coverage, search relevance, and zero-results queries, and actioning improvements accordingly.
- Maintain and develop category architecture to ensure products are correctly classified and easy for customers to navigate.
- Execute merchandising strategies across key site placements, including featured products, homepage slots, and promotional pages, with a focus on driving conversion.
- Lead the product onboarding process for new country launches, coordinating localisation of SKUs, pricing accuracy, and timely go-live.
- Conduct regular audits of the product catalogue to identify and resolve errors, inconsistencies, or outdated information.
- Collaborate with marketing, trading, and technology teams to ensure product content supports broader commercial objectives.
- Report on product and search performance metrics, providing actionable insights to the Product Manager on a regular basis.
Key Performance Areas
- Listing accuracy and completeness rates across the catalogue
- On-site search click-through rates and keyword ranking improvements
- Category relevance and customer navigation performance
- Revenue and conversion contribution from merchandised placements
- SKU onboarding delivery against new market launch timelines
- Quality and timeliness of cross-functional collaboration
Skills & Experience Required
- 2+ years of experience in an eCommerce product, merchandising, or catalogue management role
- Strong understanding of on-site SEO principles and search performance
- Hands-on experience working with Shopify
- High level of attention to detail with the ability to manage large volumes of data accurately
- Comfortable working with product data feeds, spreadsheets, and content management systems
- Strong organisational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
- Excellent communication skills and a collaborative working style
Desirable
- Portuguese proficiency beneficial (not mandatory)
- Experience working with other eCommerce systems
- Experience supporting international or multi-market eCommerce expansion
- Familiarity with product information management (PIM) tools
- Understanding of customer search behaviour and UX principles
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About Core Group
We offer people the most exciting information, communication and entertainment technology for work and play and service them through our network of re-sellers and our own retail outlets.
At the core of our business is the Apple brand. We are the sole distributors for Apple in South Africa. In support of Apple, our accessories brands offer products that enhance this technological eco-system.
iStore is an Apple Premium Reseller (APR) which is a dedicated hub for Apple products and accessories. With 18 Stores conveniently situated across the Country, iStore is the largest APR in Southern Africa. iStore aims to maximize customer value offerings by providing an authentic Apple experience and offering customers exclusive services such as in-store complimentary training, technical support and technical set-up. iStore offers contracts on various mobile networks as well as a 2 year extended warranty option with iCare Plus.
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