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About the Role

Noon is developing a digital ecosystem to support daily life across the Middle East, focusing on speed, scalability, and customer needs. The company's mission is to deliver to every door daily, aiming to advance regional technology capabilities. Noon is seeking a Category Manager to join its team and contribute to its growth.

This role will be central to building and scaling Noon Business, a new B2B marketplace designed to transform how companies procure recurring business supplies. The platform will leverage Noon's existing strengths in selection, pricing, logistics, and customer experience for the enterprise procurement sector. As a Category Manager for Noon Business, you will drive category growth and performance through strategic assortment planning, supplier relationship management, and optimization of pricing and selection strategies. This is an opportunity to contribute to the foundational development of a new B2B marketplace, collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver value to business customers and expand category offerings.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and establish the optimal product assortment for the initial launch (v1) of the Noon Business marketplace.
• Onboard and negotiate terms with key sellers to ensure a comprehensive and competitive product selection.
• Structure pricing frameworks, quotation processes, and margin strategies to ensure profitability and market competitiveness.
• Acquire and manage anchor B2B customers to build an initial customer base and encourage platform adoption.
• Collect and communicate real-time market insights to product and operations teams to inform strategic decisions and improvements.

Qualifications and Requirements

• Possess 5-8 years of experience in Category Management or Business Development roles.
• Demonstrate a willingness to engage actively in the market to understand customer needs and industry trends.
• Exhibit comfort and effectiveness operating in environments with minimal structure but high expectations.
• Operate with a strong bias for action, demonstrating the ability to move forward decisively.
• Possess sharp commercial instincts, with a keen understanding of category dynamics, buyer behavior, and incentive structures.
• Be resourceful, capable of effectively engaging with customers, resolving issues, and driving initiatives forward.
• Demonstrate an ownership mentality, taking full responsibility for outcomes and proactively seeking solutions.

Required Skills

• Category Management
• Business Development
• Assortment Strategy
• Supplier Partnerships
• Pricing Optimization
• Market Insights
• Commercial Acumen
• Customer Behavior Analysis
• Problem Solving

Work Location and Type

This is a full-time position located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.