Category Manager, Commercial

About noon

noon, the region’s leading consumer commerce platform, launched its marketplace in Saudi

Arabia and the UAE on December 12, 2017, and expanded to Egypt in February 2019. We now

serve millions of customers across the GCC.

Today, the noon ecosystem spans marketplaces for food delivery, quick commerce, fintech, and

fashion.

noon is a work in progress - a few years in, and only 5% done.

Our mission: Every door, every day.

What you’ll do:

We at noon are looking for talented Category leaders to be part of the team, who have the right

attitude to lead the P&L for the category and ensure the necessary growth through a well

planned and executed strategy.

● 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

● 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

Who will excel?

We’re looking for candidates who thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic start-up environment. We’re

searching for problem solvers, people who operate with a bias for action and have a deep

understanding of the importance of resourcefulness over reliance.

Candor is our only default. Demanding unequivocal high standards should be non-negotiable

because quality matters. We want people who are radically candid, cohorts who commit to

settling for nothing but the best - in hiring, in accepting work from colleagues, and in your own

work.

Ours is not an easy mission, but it is a meaningful one. Every hire must actively raise the bar of

talent in the company to help us reach our vision.

Is this you?