Deputy Regional Manager (Sales) -Free State

M-KOPA is the pioneer and global leader of Connected Asset Financing that offers millions of underbanked customers access to life-enhancing products. Our advanced connected asset financing platform combines digital micropayments and IoT connectivity to offer access to products including solar lighting, televisions, fridges, smartphones, financial services and more. Our mission is to make financing for everyday essentials accessible to customers in Africa and beyond so they can achieve progress in their lives. Through the power of connected devices, we establish a unique and secure relationship with our customers, allowing them instant access to a product whilst building ownership overtime through flexible micro-payments. Through regular payments, customers can unlock access to more products and services to continue their relationship and build their credit history with M-KOPA. We're hiring a Deputy Regional Manager to lead a team of Field Sales Managers and Sales Executives on the ground — driving the kind of sales performance that doesn't just hit targets, but builds the customer base M-KOPA's next growth phase depends on. The Deputy Regional Manager sits at the centre of field execution — close enough to the ground to understand what's happening and senior enough to shape what happens next. What this role actually looks like Day to day, you'll be managing a team of Field Sales Managers and Sales Executives — directly involved in their performance, their development, and when necessary, their recruitment. You'll define KPIs across your sales teams, build the operational performance reporting that keeps everyone accountable, and implement incentive commission programmes that keep motivation high and tied to the outcomes that matter. You'll be the person who ensures every agent in your teams is fully equipped — trained on M-KOPA's sales methods, customer onboarding processes, and the product knowledge that makes the difference between a curious prospect and a committed customer. You'll also make sure the basics are never overlooked: that agents have what they need, from sales tools to territory clarity, to show up ready every day. Beyond day-to-day management, you'll define territorial and operational coverage plans for your sales force, track sell-outs across all channels, and develop the sales strategies — including expansion into new territories within your region — that keep M-KOPA's footprint growing. You'll work closely on sales forecasting, channel performance reporting, and the kind of data-driven insight that helps leadership make smart decisions faster. Critically, you'll also own the quality dimension of your team's sales activity. At M-KOPA, onboarding a customer means extending them credit — which means the screening process matters. You'll ensure your teams adhere to agreed customer screening practices and understand that sustainable growth is built on quality activations, not volume alone. What makes you ready for this Demonstrable experience leading field sales teams in electronic devices, FMCG, financial services, or a comparable route-to-market environment — with a proven track record of building and managing multi-layered sales structures, including field managers and ground-level representatives Proven ability to define performance frameworks, implement sales commission structures, and use data and reporting to drive consistent target achievement across a dispersed sales force A track record of training and developing sales teams across methodology, prospecting, territory management, and customer onboarding — with the cross-cultural communication and stakeholder management skills to work effectively across internal functions and external partners