Regional Retail Team Lead

[https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/5ac97b31-49cd-4012-8bb0-5caf15e33c69/B25.png] WE ARE LOOKING FOR A REGIONAL RETAIL TEAM LEADER TO PROVIDE STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACROSS ALL M-KOPA RETAIL OUTLETS WITHIN AN ASSIGNED REGION, OVERSEEING INVENTORY MANAGEMENT, SHOP OPERATIONS, AND TEAM PERFORMANCE. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/2c6957b4-39d2-40b3-8eb6-7e380a0c2f9c/B13.png] JOB PURPOSE This role offers the opportunity to lead retail operations across an entire region, building and developing a team of Stock Controllers while driving operational excellence at scale. You'll oversee multiple M-KOPA retail outlets, implementing creative strategies to optimize stock levels, minimize losses, and ensure every shop meets brand standards. You'll manage landlord relationships, coordinate with sales teams, and ensure your team has the tools and training to deliver exceptional service. Working with talented cross-functional teams across Warehouse, Sales, Audit, Quality, Customer Service, and Finance, you'll be the regional leader who ensures operational efficiency and service-level agreement (SLA) compliance across all touchpoints. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/5e9f3448-2fed-4b66-b1ee-9474279a7947/B13.png] ABOUT US We foster a culture where operational leadership meets people development. Our team values strategic thinking, stock optimization, and leadership that motivates teams to excel. You'll be empowered to make regional decisions, implement improvement strategies, and build a high-performing team that directly contributes to M-KOPA's retail success. Your leadership ensures that outlets across your region operate efficiently, maintain brand standards, and support our mission of making life-enhancing products accessible to underbanked communities. At M-KOPA, our Regional Retail Team Leaders aren't just supervisors—they're strategic operators who balance people management, inventory optimization, and cross-functional partnerships to ensure retail excellence across multiple locations. [https://app.ashbyhq.com/api/images/user-content/1d985516-2a99-43c0-b591-957f5adaceb9/ba282a12-7335-4f14-b5d0-85744a5ad867/B7.png] IN THIS ROLE, YOU WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR: Team Leadership & People Management - Providing day-to-day leadership and supervision of all Stock Controllers in the region, setting clear performance expectations and holding regular one-on-one and team check-ins - Driving employee engagement and motivation by recognizing achievements, addressing concerns promptly, and fostering a positive team culture aligned with M-KOPA's values - Conducting performance reviews, providing constructive feedback, and developing individual development plans for each direct report - Ensuring adequate staffing coverage across all outlets and managing shift schedules, leave planning, and workload distribution - Acting as the primary escalation point for people-related issues within the region, working with HR where necessary Stock Optimization & Loss Prevention - Monitoring regional stock levels, stock ageing reports, and loss trends; taking proactive corrective action to remain within or exceed set targets - Designing and implementing region-specific stock optimization strategies including demand-based allocation, FIFO enforcement, and reallocation of slow-moving inventory between outlets - Investigating and resolving all stock discrepancies, losses, or variances reported across the region, ensuring root-cause analysis and preventive measures are documented - Ensuring all Stock Controllers comply with M-KOPA's Stock Management Policy, including daily stock counts, reconciliation processes, and secure storage standards - Producing regular stock performance reports for the Retail Operations Manager, highlighting risks, trends, and recommended actions Field Coordination & Sales Team Part