Assistant Manager Store Audit

About Noon

Noon is developing an ecosystem of digital products and services designed to support daily life across the Middle East. The company focuses on fast, scalable, and customer-centric solutions. Noon Minutes, the hyper-local delivery platform, offers FMCG and grocery products with delivery within 15 minutes across the UAE and Saudi Arabia.

About the Role: Assistant Manager Store Audit

As the Assistant Manager Store Audit, you will be responsible for leading and managing the independent store audit function across KSA. This full-time position, based in Riyadh, involves overseeing a team of Store Auditors to ensure effective audit planning, coverage, and timely closure of findings. The role aims to deliver accurate audit score reporting to enhance operational compliance, control, and performance within Noon Minutes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage the KSA Store Audit team, focusing on effective deployment, productivity, and performance across the store network.
• Develop and maintain annual, monthly, and weekly audit plans to ensure consistent and risk-based coverage of all stores.
• Optimize auditor allocation and territory mapping based on store distribution, travel distances, business priorities, and audit frequency.
• Ensure audit coverage and resource allocation align with 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, recommending 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 for improving 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 appropriate stakeholders.
• Support the continuous improvement of audit methodologies, tools, and processes to enhance efficiency and effectiveness.

Candidate Profile and Requirements

Candidates for this role should possess 5-10 years of relevant experience. The ideal candidate will demonstrate high standards, resourcefulness, a bias for action, and the courage to be original. Adaptability and a willingness to learn are essential for success within Noon's dynamic environment.