Inventory Lead at M-KOPA Solar

Why this timing matters

If you've noticed us advertising multiple roles recently, you're right. This isn't random hiring—it's deliberate infrastructure building. We're in the middle of our most aggressive growth phase, and we're building the operational backbone that will carry us from 7 million to 10 million customers and beyond. You're not joining to maintain what exists. You're joining to build what comes next.

What makes this role different

Most Inventory Lead roles have you managing existing processes in stable environments. This one asks you to build resilience into a supply chain that's scaling 40% year-over-year while supporting life-changing products.

Your typical inventory role: Maintain accuracy in a predictable warehouse environment, report stock levels, manage small teams with established procedures.

• This role: Coordinate inventory operations that directly enable financial inclusion for millions. Build reporting frameworks that inform business decisions at the highest level. Lead continuous improvement initiatives that shape how we scale across multiple locations. Your recommendations don't disappear into bureaucracy—they get implemented because getting inventory right means getting products into customers' hands faster.
• When you validate a return or optimize stock movement here, you're directly impacting whether a small business owner gets their smartphone on time to start accepting mobile payments, or whether a motorcycle taxi driver gets their e-bike to start earning $5.62 more per day.

Your impact

• You'll oversee material movement, stock accuracy, and resupply operations across assigned locations, coordinating between material rooms and work areas while leading a team of inventory associates and officers.
• On any given week, you might coordinate cross-location inventory operations ensuring thousands of smartphones and solar products move smoothly from receipt to customer deployment. You'll develop reporting frameworks that give management real-time visibility into inventory accuracy and warehouse performance—data that directly informs our scaling decisions. You'll plan stock movement strategies that anticipate demand spikes when we launch in new territories or introduce new products. You'll lead cycle counts and monthly stock takes that involve coordinating multiple team members, validating complex reconciliations, and ensuring every discrepancy is investigated and resolved.
• You'll champion continuous improvement initiatives—implementing 6S methodologies, recommending warehouse layout optimizations, and driving process enhancements that improve efficiency as we scale. When you spot a pattern in returns or defective items, you'll validate the issue, escalate to the right stakeholders, and recommend process improvements that prevent future occurrences. You'll coordinate task allocation for your team, ensuring deadlines are met even during our busiest periods, and provide management with insights and recommendations on warehouse performance, risks, and optimization opportunities.

What We Need From You

• Demonstrable progressive experience in inventory and material handling operations, including proven success in a supervisory or team lead capacity where you've coordinated multiple people and improved operational outcomes.
• Established expertise in ERP systems and advanced Excel proficiency, with the ability to build reporting frameworks, analyze stock data, and translate inventory metrics into actionable business insights.
• Strong track record in leading operational improvement initiatives, including experience championing process optimization, implementing quality standards (such as 6S), and driving measurable improvements in accuracy and efficiency.