Hi @rodmccaskill, you should be able to do this for the collection from the settings (gear) panel there should be a “sort order” section where you can specify what field to sort from.
What I usually do is add a number field called “order” to the CMS and number each item in the order I want it to appear, then use this field to sort from. Hopefully that makes sense, but if not let me know and I’ll try to make a video for you (I’m using my knowledge of the CMS to answer your question, but this should apply to products as well since they’re essentially the same).