Stock Controller - Wa

M-KOPA is a fintech and digital financial services company that provides smartphones and a range of financial products to everyday earners across sub-Saharan Africa, operating in Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, and Uganda. The company uses an asset-financing model that allows customers to make an initial deposit on a smartphone and then pay it off through affordable daily, weekly, or monthly installments, building a credit history in the process. This approach has enabled M-KOPA to serve over 10 million customers and unlock more than $2 billion in credit for individuals who are largely excluded from traditional financial systems. M-KOPA's suite of services extends beyond device ownership to include digital loans, health insurance, device protection, and affordable data bundles, all designed to expand economic opportunity for low-income populations. The company also operates a large network of over 35,000 sales agents, many of whom are themselves beneficiaries of the economic empowerment model M-KOPA promotes. M-KOPA has been recognized among the world's top fintech companies and continues to scale its impact across the African continent. While M-KOPA is primarily categorized as a fintech company, its roots are in the renewable energy and pay-as-you-go solar sector, where it pioneered off-grid solar solutions for underserved communities before expanding into smartphones and broader financial services. This evolution reflects the company's enduring mission to connect underserved populations to transformative technologies and financial tools that improve quality of life and drive sustainable economic inclusion.

We are looking for a Stock Controller to join our Retail Department; as we scale up and drive digital and financial inclusion across our markets..

About M-KOPA

M-KOPA exists to extend financial access to people who've never had it. Across Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, Ghana, and South Africa, we've built a business that has unlocked more than $2 billion in credit — not for people who already had options, but for the 55% of our customers who were accessing formal financial services for the very first time. The result? 86% report a meaningful improvement in their quality of life.

That doesn't happen by accident. It happens because the operation behind it works the right product, in the right place, at the right time. Every single day.

Role Overview

As Stock Controller within our Retail department, you'll be the operational heartbeat of the depot — managing stock allocation, reconciliation, and returns while ensuring the physical inventory behind our customer promises is always accurate, tracked, and accounted for. You'll also be the first line of resolution when products need troubleshooting or warranty repairs, bridging the gap between customers, the sales team, and the warehouse.

What you'll actually be doing

As Stock Controller within our Retail department, you'll be the operational heartbeat of the depot — managing stock allocation, reconciliation, and returns while ensuring the physical inventory behind our customer promises is always accurate, tracked, and accounted for.

• Stock allocation, reconciliation, and audits — Receive, allocate, and reconcile stock for sales activities, conduct regular audits, and ensure all inventory is accurately tracked across systems and reports — catching discrepancies early and resolving them fast.

• Inventory tracking, returns, and depot standards — Oversee end-to-end inventory movement including timely returns to the warehouse, and maintain the depot to a consistently high physical standard that reflects M-KOPA's operational culture.

• Customer interaction, reporting, and issue resolution — Troubleshoot product issues, coordinate in-warranty repairs, and handle customer interactions with care and efficiency — while producing daily stock status reports that keep the whole operation visible and accountable.

Why this role is worth your attention;

Growth that's real. M-KOPA is expanding across six markets. A Stock Controller who performs well here has a realistic path into supply chain, operations management, or logistics leadership — in a way a smaller or stagnant company simply can't offer. We promote from within, and we're building the kind of operation that needs strong people to grow into bigger roles.

Tech exposure that sets you apart. We operate with systems and data infrastructure that most local competitors haven't caught up to yet. If you're ambitious about building your technical operations skillset — in inventory systems, data reporting, and supply chain tools — this is the environment to do it in.

Stability with a mission behind it. A lot of operations professionals move around chasing marginal salary increases. M-KOPA offers something harder to find: a well-funded, stable organisation with a mission that actually means something. When you tell someone you manage stock for a company that's given $2 billion in credit to people who had no other options — that lands differently.

What You'll Need

1. Demonstrable experience in stock management or a customer-facing operations role, ideally within a retail or logistics environment

2. Strong command of Excel and the ability to analyse stock data, identify trends, and act on discrepancies with precision

3. A college diploma or degree in a relevant field, paired with sharp attention to detail and a genuine commitment to accuracy in everything you touch

    

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Why M-KOPA?

At M-KOPA, we empower our people to own their careers through diverse development programs, coaching partnerships, and on-the-job training. We support individual journeys with family-friendly policies, prioritize well-being, and embrace flexibility.

Join us in shaping the future of M-KOPA as we grow together. Explore more at m-kopa.com.

Recognized four times by the Financial Times as one Africa's fastest growing companies (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026), named on CNBC's World’s Top Fintech Companies 2025 & 2026 and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 10 million customers, unlocking $2 billion in cumulative credit for the everyday earners across Africa, in addition to over 10,000 e-bikes financed in Kenya.

Important Notice

M-KOPA is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to assembling a diverse, broadly trained staff. Women, minorities, and people with disabilities are strongly encouraged to apply.

M-KOPA explicitly prohibits the use of Forced or Child Labour and respects the rights of its employees to agree to terms and conditions of employment voluntarily, without coercion, and freely terminate their employment on appropriate notice. M-KOPA shall ensure that its Employees are of legal working age and shall comply with local laws for youth employment or student work, such as internships or apprenticeships. 

M-KOPA does not collect/charge any money as a pre-employment or post-employment requirement. This means that we never ask for ‘recruitment fees’, ‘processing fees’, ‘interview fees’, or any other kind of money in exchange for offer letters or interviews at any time during the hiring process.

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Shortlisting and interviews will take place at any stage during the recruitment process. We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if a suitable candidate is selected before the advertised closing date.

If your application is successful M-KOPA undertakes pre-employment background checks as part of its recruitment process, these include; criminal records, identification verification, academic qualifications, employment dates and employer references.