Founding E‑Commerce Product & WooCommerce Lead

seek.com.au; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

seek.com.au in Melbourne seeks a founding product owner to launch a new WooCommerce-powered store for an Australian home improvement group. You will own product ranges, manage the website back end on WordPress, and coordinate site builds with external developers.

This hybrid Melbourne-based role combines product, technology and customer experience, with hands-on development, supplier data management, and daily collaboration with a small, multi-disciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with WordPress and WooCommerce; Xero integration experience is a plus.
• Product or category experience, ideally in home improvement, homewares or furnishings
• Project coordination experience, including working with developers or agencies
• Comfort with data, EDI or system integrations
• A practical, customer-focused approach

Responsibilities

• Develop and test new products, and create product imagery
• Manage the website and the WooCommerce back end day to day
• Coordinate the website development project with external developers
• Manage EDI and supplier data, and the supply chain relationships behind them
• Handle customer service by email and phone, and resolve complaints in customers' homes
• Edit content for social media

Skills

WordPress

WooCommerce

Project coordination

EDI integrations

Tools

Xero

Job description

Run the products and the platform behind a new online store.

Location: Hybrid Type: Full-time, permanent

Key selling points

• Own the product range and the WooCommerce platform

• Coordinate a new website build from the inside

• Backed by an established Australian home improvement group

The opportunity

An established Australian home improvement group is launching a new direct-to-consumer e-commerce business. The website is being built now on WordPress and WooCommerce, and we are putting together a small, multi-skilled founding team to launch it and grow it. This is a rare chance to shape the products and systems of an online business from day one.

The role

You will look after what we sell and the systems we sell it on. That means developing and testing products, managing the website and its back end, coordinating the site build with our developers, and keeping supplier data flowing.

What you'll do

• Develop and test new products, and create product imagery

• Manage the website and the WooCommerce back end day to day

• Coordinate the website development project with external developers

• Manage EDI and supplier data, and the supply chain relationships behind them

• Handle customer service by email and phone, and resolve complaints in customers' homes

• Edit content for social media

What you'll bring

• Hands-on experience with WordPress and WooCommerce; Xero integration experience is a plus

• Product or category experience, ideally in home improvement, homewares or furnishings

• Project coordination experience, including working with developers or agencies

• Comfort with data, EDI or system integrations

• A practical, customer-focused approach

What's on offer

• A founding role across product, technology and customers

• Hands-on involvement in a new platform build

How to apply

Send application through Quick Apply by 23rd October, 2026.

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