Procurement Lead - Finance

South Africa | Finance Division

Redefine procurement. Redefine impact.

At M-KOPA, we don’t just power homes and businesses—we unlock potential. By connecting millions of customers to life-enhancing products and services, we’re reshaping access to opportunity across Africa. Now, we’re looking for a Procurement Lead to bring that same energy to our Finance team.

This is not a traditional procurement role. It’s a career accelerator where you’ll design and deliver procurement strategies that fuel innovation, efficiency, and scale. With visibility across Finance and Operations, you’ll play a dual role: leading supplier partnerships while ensuring procurement-related accounting accuracy. It’s a future-fit platform to grow into a management role and drive meaningful impact.

Why join M-KOPA

• Be future-fit: Lead procurement in a high-growth tech company that thrives on innovation.

• Accelerate your career: This role is structured to launch you into leadership.

• Drive real impact: Every procurement decision you make supports our mission to make essential products accessible and affordable.

• Work with the best: Collaborate with high-performing teams, visionary leaders, and world-class vendors.

• Innovate with purpose: Shape best-practice procurement processes that drive efficiency, savings, and long-term value.

What you’ll do

• Design and execute forward-looking procurement strategies aligned to M-KOPA’s goals.

• Build, negotiate, and manage relationships with Tier 1 and Tier 2 vendors.

• Deliver cost savings, performance improvements, and process innovation.

• Partner with stakeholders across the business to ensure procurement delivers measurable value.

• Support finance by ensuring accurate processing and reporting of procurement transactions.

What you’ll bring

• A degree (or equivalent) in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Procurement, Finance, or related field.

• 2+ years’ experience in procurement, finance, or data-driven environments.

• Strong analytical skills, decision-making ability, and ERP/Procure-to-Pay exposure.

• Detail orientation with the ability to streamline processes and unlock efficiencies.

• Communication skills that inspire trust and collaboration.

Why this role matters

At M-KOPA, procurement isn’t just about cost—it’s about empowerment. Every saving, every efficiency, every partnership you create helps us deliver more value to customers, opening doors to brighter futures.

If you’re ready to lead with purpose, sharpen your expertise, and grow into a future-fit procurement leader—this is your opportunity at M-KOPA.

👉 Apply now and help us power progress across Africa.

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 and 2025) and by TIME100 Most influential companies in the world 2023 and 2024 , we've served over 5 million customers, unlocking $1.5 billion in cumulative credit for the unbanked across Africa.

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.