Assistant Category Manager

noon; Dubai; On-site; AED 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

noon is building an ecosystem of digital products and services across the Middle East. We are looking for an Asst. Category Manager in Dubai who can own the category P&L, set the strategy, and drive sustainable growth through assortment, pricing, and partnerships.

You will lead with analytical rigor, collaborate with product, marketing, ops, and seller teams, and develop a high-performing team to exceed goals while delivering an exceptional customer experience.

Qualifications

• 4–6 years of successful sales or business development experience with P&L management.
• Experience in e-commerce, marketplace, or offline retail is preferred.
• Strong data analysis skills; proficient with SQL and Python.

Responsibilities

• Support development of the category roadmap and vision; drive growth levers for revenue and category targets.
• Expand assortment, manage inventory planning, drive price leadership, and partnerships.
• Ensure best-in-class customer experience through category merchandising and PDP quality.
• Build relationships with sellers/brands to identify gaps and drive adoption of noon tools/platforms.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to continuously improve platform and experience.

Skills

SQL

Python

Excel

Stakeholder management

Team management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Management

Tools

Excel

Google Sheets

CRM tools

Job description

Job title: Asst. Category Manager

Location: Dubai

Reporting to: VP, Commercials

About noon

We're building an ecosystem of digital products and services that power everyday life across the Middle East - fast, scalable, and deeply customer-centric. Our mission is to deliver to every door every day. We want to redefine what technology can do in this region, and we're looking for a (add title) who can help us move even faster.

noon's mission: Every door, every day.

What you'll do:

We are looking for a dynamic and commercially driven Asst. Category Manager to lead the category. This role requires ownership of the category's P&L and a strong strategic mindset to drive sustainable growth through well-planned assortment, pricing, partnerships, and execution excellence. The ideal candidate will combine analytical rigor with strong leadership capabilities to deliver exceptional business outcomes and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Support with the development of the overall category roadmap & vision; identify the right growth levers to scale categories exponentially. Directly responsible for achieving the revenue, P&L, CR targets for the category.
• Proven track record in expanding Assortment, inventory planning & driving price leadership, key partnerships, on-time launches, and monetization.
• Ensure best-in-class customer experience through compelling category assortment, strong site merchandising, world-class PDP- s, inspiring content, and excellent knowledge of consumer journeys for your category.
• Develop a deep and long-standing relationship with sellers/brands to identify and address gaps in their offerings, increase their engagement in campaigns, and increase adoption of noon tools/platforms.
• Attend seller feedback, challenges, and needs and partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., product, site operations, seller support, etc.) to continuously improve the platform and experience and drive relationships from the strategic to the tactical.
• Drive cross-functional actions and deliver results by partnering closely with teams such as product, marketing, ops, customer service, legal, seller teams to deliver the best shopping experience. Experience in project ownership and using customer data to identify and prioritize opportunities.
• Stay up-to-date with regional competitors and global business trends, reviewing critical information as it becomes available and innovating the product offering which will help shape the category on the platform.
• Leading and developing talent: Manage, coach, and train a team of high-performing account managers & BDE's that continuously exceeds their goals and wins together.

What you'll need:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Management or a similar field
• You have 4-6 years of successful sales business development experience, preferably in e-commerce, marketplace, or offline retail with P&L management.
• Strong bias for action & resourcefulness is paramount Noon is growing at a very rapid pace & you need to be delivering meaningful measurable results by overcoming broad constraints all the time
• Strong data analysis skills with querying languages: SQL, R, Python, etc. Advanced Knowledge of Excel/Google Sheets
• Stakeholder Management Skills
• Experience managing a team

Who will excel?

• We're looking for people with high standards, who understand that hard work matters.
• You need to be relentlessly resourceful and operate with a deep bias for action.
• We need people with the courage to be fiercely original.
• noon is not for everyone; readiness to adapt, pivot, and learn is essential.