Assistant Manager – Process Excellence (Central Operations)

About noon

noon, the region's leading consumer commerce platform. On December 12th, 2017, noon launched its consumer platform in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, expanding to Egypt in February 2019. The noon ecosystem of services now includes marketplaces for food delivery, quick-commerce, fintech, and fashion. noon is a work in progress; we’re six years in, but only 5% done.

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 KSA offering thousands of products to customers in record time.

noon’s mission: Ring every door, everyday.

What you’ll do:

We are seeking a Process Excellence professional to drive operational efficiency, layout optimization, design scalable processes and planogram implementation in our Quick commerce vertical, enabling faster, scalable, and customer-first dark store and Warehouse operations.

• Process Excellence & Continuous Improvement – Diagnose, redesign, and standardize workflows.
• Layout Optimization & Planogram Design – Develop efficient store/warehouse layouts and implement planograms for fast-pick accessibility and storage utilization.
• Standardization & Scalability – Build SOPs, playbooks, and operating models to ensure consistent execution across dark stores.
• Technology & Automation Enablement – Partner with Tech/Product teams to digitize and automate workflows, supported by BI dashboards.
• Change Management & Collaboration – Drive adoption of new processes through workshops, training, and cross-functional alignment.

What you’ll need:

• 5–8 years of experience in Process Excellence, Supply Chain, or Quick Commerce Operations
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills.
• Expertise in layout optimization, planogram design, and dark store operations.
• Experience with data-driven decision making, KPIs, and dashboards
• Proven ability to standardize, scale, and optimize operations across multiple locations
• Experience in cross-functional collaboration with Ops, Commercial, and Tech teams

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.