Premium Jewellery E-Commerce Website

I am seeking a skilled developer to create a premium, mobile-first e-commerce website for our jewelry brand that embodies the look, feel, and polish of tanishq.co.in. The site must prioritize speed, security, and ease of management while also including a unique feature: an instant “Catalog-Only” mode that allows us to disable the Buy/Add-to-Cart/Checkout functionality while keeping the catalog live and accessible.

This project is for an established business, and I need someone with proven experience in developing robust e-commerce platforms. The design should align with our brand’s premium aesthetics and offer an outstanding user experience on both mobile and desktop. Advanced features or integration capabilities (e.g., secure payment gateways, intuitive CMS) are highly valued. The timeline for this project is up to three months.


Core Requirements -

Design & UX:
Modern, luxury design for jewelry; home, PLP (listing), PDP (product), about, collections, store locator, contact.
Fully responsive and mobile-first (no layout breaks across common devices/browsers).

Catalog-Only / Enquiry Mode
Global switch to disable Buy/Add-to-Cart/Checkout while keeping the site fully live.
Option to hide prices or show prices but disable purchase.
Configurable per product/per collection override.

Product & Category Management
Jewelry attributes: metal (gold/silver/platinum), purity (22K/18K), weight, gemstone, size, collection, making charges.
Variants (size, color/finish), personalization/engraving, made-to-order flag.
High-res images, video, size guides, care instructions.
Filters & sorting (price, purity, metal, occasion, weight, collection).
Search with autocomplete and synonyms.
Live Gold/Silver Rate widget (manual input or API) and price components (base metal + making charge + tax)

Cart & Checkout (when enabled)
Razorpay/PayU/Cashfree integration (UPI, cards, net-banking, wallet, EMI).
GST invoice basics (HSN, GST % at checkout), coupon/discount engine, order notes.
COD toggle (if needed), shipping rules (flat/weight/pincode-based), order confirmation emails/SMS/WhatsApp.

Performance & SEO
Core Web Vitals “Good” on Mobile; image compression (WebP/AVIF), lazy-load, CDN.
SEO-ready: clean URLs, meta tags, canonical, sitemap, robots, JSON-LD schema (Product, Offer, Breadcrumb, LocalBusiness).
404/redirect management.

Analytics & Tracking
GA4 + Google Tag Manager setup.

Security & Compliance
Best practices (OWASP), HTTPS, headers, CSRF protection, rate-limits on forms.
PCI DSS via payment gateway (no card data on our servers).
Cookie consent + privacy pages (India DPDP compliance basics).
Admin roles/permissions + audit logs (at least for critical changes).

Admin & Ops
Bulk CSV/XLSX import/export (products, prices, inventory).
Stock management.
Simple offers/coupons management.
Order management (view, refund note, status updates), RMA/returns flow (basic).
Automated backups and restore instructions.


Deliverables
Figma designs (3–5 key templates + style guide) and one revision cycle.
Fully implemented website per scope above.
Admin panel/CMS configured with sample content.
Payment, shipping, and analytics integrations wired & tested.
Catalog-Only mode implemented with global & per-item toggles.
QA across modern browsers/devices; bug-fix window after go-live.
Handover: documentation + 2–4 hrs training call + 30-day support.


Acceptance Criteria
No layout breaks on popular mobile devices (iOS/Android) and desktop.
Core Web Vitals “Good” on mobile for key pages (Home, PLP, PDP, Checkout).
Product filters/search accurate; variants and size guide working.
Catalog-Only mode flips in ≤ 1 minute without redeploy; correct CTAs shown.
Successful test transactions in UPI, card, and net-banking (when enabled).
GA4 events fire (view_item, add_to_cart, begin_checkout, purchase—when enabled).
Sitemap, robots, and schema validated; no major console errors.


What to Include in Your Proposal
Tech stack recommendation (and why) + any license costs.
Timeline with milestones (design, dev, integrations, UAT, launch).
Exact deliverables matching Must-Have list; separate quote for Nice-to-Have.
2–3 live e-commerce links you built (with role).
Post-launch support/SLA options.
Estimated hours and fixed-price quote.