Assistant Manager, Instock

noon; Dubai; On-site; AED 60,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce company based in Dubai is seeking an Instock Assistant Manager to oversee inventory management across various categories. The ideal candidate will be responsible for ensuring adequate inventory availability, managing forecasting and replenishment processes, and analyzing key performance metrics. With 4+ years of experience in supply chain planning and proficiency in analysis tools like MS Excel and SQL, this role requires strong leadership and communication skills. Join our dynamic team to drive efficiency in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 4+ years experience in supply chain/demand or supply planning.
• Strong proficiency in analysis tools including MS Excel and SQL.
• Ability to manage a team.

Responsibilities

• Manage inventory availability across several categories.
• Plan and execute replenishment tasks to ensure inventory health.
• Monitor key performance indicators such as in-stock rate and fill rate.

Skills

Inventory management

Supply chain planning

Data analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree or relevant experience

Tools

MS Excel

SQL

Job description

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 an Instock Assistant Manager who can help us move even faster.

Noon’s fastest hyper‑local delivery platform, Noon Minutes, offers a localized assortment of FMCG & grocery products with delivery within 15‑minutes. Currently live across the UAE and Saudi Arabia, offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Every door, every day.

What you’ll do:

Team noon has some of the fastest, smartest, and hardest‑working people we’ve encountered. With a young, aggressive, and talented team, we’re driving major missions forward. The ideal candidate will oversee inventory availability, forecasting, and replenishment, analyze key metrics, collaborate with stakeholders, and drive efficiency in a fast‑paced environment.

• Have end‑to‑end responsibility for managing availability across a category or group of categories.
• Manage inventory, inventory health, item‑level forecasting and assortment planning.
• Plan and execute replenishment tasks to ensure adequate inventory availability.
• Manage inbound shipments: fill rate, ASNs, operational issues, lead time.
• Monitor, analyze and own key performance indicators such as in‑stock rate, fill rate and slow‑moving inventory.
• Analyze inventory position and SKU performance to determine inventory liability, and determine exit strategy for unproductive inventory.
• Interact with operations teams and drive efficiency through team collaboration.
• Work with large and complex data sets to drive businessn
• Negotiate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Manage multiple projects – to prioritize and plan under tight deadlines.

What you’ll need?

• Bachelor's Degree required or relevant experience
• 4+ years experience in supply chain/demand or supply planning.
• Ability to manage a team
• Strong proficiency in analysis tools including MS Excel and SQL.
• Good numerical background
• Good Communication skills
• Ability to understand and analyze huge data

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.