Assistant Manager – Store Audit

noon; Riyadh; On-site; SAR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Noon in Saudi Arabia invites an experienced Assistant Manager – Store Audit to lead the KSA store audit function. You will manage a team of Store Auditors, oversee audit planning, coverage, and timely closure of findings, and deliver accurate scores and dashboards to strengthen operational controls across Noon Minutes.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree and 5+ years in retail audit or related fields, with strong analytical skills, Excel and BI experience, and willingness to travel across the

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Operations Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in retail audit, store operations audit, internal audit, operational compliance, or related field.
• Experience supervising or leading an audit team, preferably in multi-site retail, grocery, e-commerce, or quick-commerce environment.
• Strong understanding of store operations, inventory management, stock reconciliation, operational controls, and compliance procedures.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate audits across multiple locations while optimizing resources and travel schedules.
• Experience tracking audit findings, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring timely closure.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret audit results, identify trends, and prepare clear performance reports.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the KSA Store Audit team, ensuring effective deployment, productivity, and performance across the store network.
• Develop and maintain the annual, monthly, and weekly audit plans to ensure consistent and risk-based coverage of all stores.
• Optimize auditor allocation and territory mapping, considering store distribution, travel distances, business priorities, and audit frequency.
• Ensure audit coverage and resource allocation are aligned with the network scale and the target auditor-to-store ratio.
• Conduct and oversee independent store audits covering operational processes, inventory accuracy, stock management, cash handling where applicable, documentation, and compliance with company policies.
• Identify control gaps, process deviations, operational risks, and recurring audit findings, and recommend practical corrective and preventive actions.
• Track audit findings through to closure, ensuring clear ownership, agreed timelines, and appropriate supporting evidence.
• Prepare and present audit scores, reports, dashboards, and trend analyses to the function lead and relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze audit results to identify recurring issues, high-risk stores, and opportunities to improve operational performance and compliance.
• Partner with Store Operations, Central Operations, and relevant stakeholders to address findings and strengthen operational controls.
• Establish consistent audit standards, reporting practices, and follow-up mechanisms across the KSA network.
• Coach and develop Store Auditors, providing guidance on audit execution, documentation, reporting quality, and performance expectations.
• Escalate significant control failures, repeated non-compliance, and high-risk findings to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

Skills

Retail audit

Store operations audit

Analytical skills

Excel

Power BI

Team leadership

Audit planning

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Power BI

Job description

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 Assistant Manager – Store Audit 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

As Assistant Manager – Store Audit, you will lead and manage the independent store audit function across KSA.

You will oversee a team of Store Auditors, ensure effective audit planning and coverage, drive timely closure of findings, and deliver accurate audit score reporting to improve operational compliance, control, and performance across Noon Minutes.

• Lead and manage the KSA Store Audit team, ensuring effective deployment, productivity, and performance across the store network.
• Develop and maintain the annual, monthly, and weekly audit plans to ensure consistent and risk‑based coverage of all stores.
• Optimize auditor allocation and territory mapping, considering store distribution, travel distances, business priorities, and audit frequency.
• Ensure audit coverage and resource allocation are aligned with the network scale and the target auditor-to-store ratio.
• Conduct and oversee independent store audits covering operational processes, inventory accuracy, stock management, cash handling where applicable, documentation, and compliance with company policies.
• Identify control gaps, process deviations, operational risks, and recurring audit findings, and recommend practical corrective and preventive actions.
• Track audit findings through to closure, ensuring clear ownership, agreed timelines, and appropriate supporting evidence.
• Prepare and present audit scores, reports, dashboards, and trend analyses to the function lead and relevant stakeholders.
• Analyze audit results to identify recurring issues, high‑risk stores, and opportunities to improve operational performance and compliance.
• Partner with Store Operations, Central Operations, and relevant stakeholders to address findings and strengthen operational controls.
• Establish consistent audit standards, reporting practices, and follow‑up mechanisms across the KSA network.
• Coach and develop Store Auditors, providing guidance on audit execution, documentation, reporting quality, and performance expectations.
• Escalate significant control failures, repeated non‑compliance, and high‑risk findings to the appropriate stakeholders.
• Support the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, and processes to improve efficiency and effectiveness.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Accounting, Operations Management, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in retail audit, store operations audit, internal audit, operational compliance, or a related field.
• Previous experience supervising or leading an audit team, preferably in a multi‑site retail, grocery, e‑commerce, or quick‑commerce environment.
• Strong understanding of store operations, inventory management, stock reconciliation, operational controls, and compliance procedures.
• Proven ability to plan and coordinate audits across multiple locations while optimizing resources and travel schedules.
• Experience tracking audit findings, coordinating corrective actions, and ensuring timely closure.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret audit results, identify trends, and prepare clear performance reports.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and reporting tools; experience with Power BI or similar dashboard platforms is an advantage.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to challenge non‑compliance constructively and influence corrective action.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage competing priorities across a geographically dispersed network.
• Willingness to travel across Saudi Arabia as required to conduct and oversee store audits.
• Fluency in English is required; Arabic proficiency is an advantage.

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.