Assistant Manager, Operations - noon minutes

noon; Riyadh Region; On-site; SAR 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading e-commerce platform in Saudi Arabia is seeking a skilled professional to manage their multi-channel fulfillment network. Responsibilities include overseeing warehouse operations, managing staff, and driving quality initiatives. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's Degree in Logistics or a related field and have a minimum of 3 years of experience in E-commerce. Strong analytical and leadership skills are essential for success in this fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience in E-commerce in a related field.
• Proven ability as a passionate people-centric leader.
• Ability to manage projects and delegate tasks appropriately.

Responsibilities

• Manage the company’s multi-channel fulfillment network.
• Oversee warehouse activities including Inbound, Shipping, and Quality Control.
• Drive staffing plans and quality initiatives.

Skills

Strong analytical skills

Excellent interpersonal skills

People-centric leadership

Technologically savvy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics or supply management

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 a (add title) 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

• Responsible for the day‐to‐day management and strategic development of the company’s multi‐channel fulfillment network.
• Work with all stakeholders (Logistics, Planning, Central operations) to achieve the set targets and adhere to all procedures and policy of noon fulfillment center.
• Responsible for overseeing a wide variety of warehouse activities including
• Inbound, Stores, Shipping, Quality Control and maintaining inventory and associated records.
• People management responsibilities include hiring and training, planning and assigning daily work, conducting performance appraisals, addressing performance issues, and resolving problems.
• Drives creation of staffing plans, schedules, quality initiatives, process change initiatives, and other Change/Six Sigma initiatives to enable their Functional Area and ultimately the Fulfillment to meet and exceed Business Plan. Sets / clarifies requirements and expectations for Area Managers.

What you’ll need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics or supply management or a similar role.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in E-commerce in a related field.
• Strong experience in working as a business partner in delivering better decision support and enabling strategic initiatives that help to improve organization's financial performance.
• Excellent analytical skills as well as strong business acumen.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability as a passionate people-centric leader who can effectively drive results in a fast-paced and rapidly growing company.
• A passion for safety as a value rather than just a priority.
• Ability to manage and prioritize projects and delegate tasks appropriately.
• Analytical ability (e.g., pivot tables, lookup functions) to gather and interpret data to further develop, recommend and implement solutions.
• Technologically savvy, familiarity with google suite a plus.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.

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.