Multi-Market PIM/DAM/CMS Platform (OpenDXP/Pimcore)

We are looking for a highly experienced agency or senior team to design and build NerionX, a scalable, AI-first multi-brand, multi-market, multi-price-model platform based on OpenDXP (Pimcore ecosystem).

The goal is to create a unified backend system capable of managing large product catalogs, assets, and content across multiple brands and markets without duplication, while supporting a modern headless architecture and high levels of automation.

This is a platform build, not a simple website or e-commerce project.

Core Objectives

The platform must:

Manage a single canonical product catalog shared across multiple brands
Support multi-market operations (localization, currencies, variations)
Support flexible pricing models (retail, tiered, subscription, etc.)
Provide centralized DAM (Digital Asset Management)
Provide CMS capabilities for brand-specific content and experiences
Expose data through headless APIs (GraphQL/REST)
Be designed for scalability, performance, and maintainability
Support automation-first workflows, including AI-assisted data operations
Required Technical Expertise

We are specifically looking for agencies with strong experience in:

- Core Platform & Backend
- OpenDXP or Pimcore (mandatory or strong equivalent experience)
- PHP (Symfony framework)
- MySQL / MariaDB database design and optimization
- Redis (caching strategies)
- OpenSearch / Elasticsearch (search and indexing)
- Data Architecture & Modeling
- Complex PIM data modeling (products, variants, attributes, relationships)
- Multi-brand / multi-market data structures
- Pricing models and pricing data architecture
- Clean schema design to avoid duplication at scale
- CMS & DAM
- CMS component-based architecture (blocks / reusable content)
- Multi-site / multi-brand CMS setup
- Digital Asset Management (metadata, transformations, media workflows)
- API & Headless Architecture
- GraphQL and/or REST API design
- Headless architecture implementation
- API performance, caching, and versioning
- Integration with frontend frameworks (e.g., React / Next.js)

Data Operations
- Bulk data import and migration (CSV, APIs)
- Data normalization and transformation pipelines
- Validation and data quality frameworks
- Workflows & Automation
- Workflow design (lifecycle, state management)
- Event-driven architecture
- Background processing / queues
- AI & Automation
- Experience integrating AI into workflows (LLMs, automation pipelines)
- Orchestration tools (e.g., Temporal or similar)
- Observability and logging for AI systems
- Building automation-first systems (not manual workflows)
- DevOps & Performance
- Deployment pipelines (Docker, CI/CD)
- System scalability and performance tuning
- Monitoring and observability

Scope of Work

The selected agency will be responsible for:

- Designing the data model and system architecture
- Setting up and configuring the OpenDXP platform
- Implementing PIM, DAM, and CMS layers
- Designing and building headless APIs
- Implementing pricing and multi-market logic
- Building workflows and automation pipelines
- Implementing search, caching, and performance optimizations
- Supporting data migration and import processes
- Ensuring system scalability and maintainability

Project Type
- Long-term platform development
- Phased implementation (MVP → production → scale)
- Potential ongoing collaboration after initial delivery

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a team that:
- Has built large-scale PIM/DAM/CMS platforms before
- Understands data modeling at scale (not just UI development)
- Has experience with headless and composable architectures
- Can design systems that are flexible, extensible, and automation-ready
- Is comfortable working on complex, multi-phase projects