Sun King

Aftersales Intern

Join Sun King in Tatu City, Kenya as an Aftersales Intern. This role manages aftersales support for Sun King Shops, ensuring smooth escalation handling, warranty policy awareness, and inventory management. Benefit from professional growth in a dynamic renewable energy company with a diverse, inclusive culture and tailored leadership development.
Sun King
Sun King
Tatu City, Kenya On-site Internship UTC+03:00

Sun King

Company Overview

Sun King

Nairobi, Kenya

2007

Approximately 34,000 employees globally (source: linkedin.com).

What They Do

Sun King specializes in off-grid solar energy solutions, evolving from basic solar lanterns to comprehensive home and business systems that include pay-as-you-go financing options. Their product range includes solar lanterns, solar home systems (SHS), solar inverters, and energy storage solutions utilizing lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) batteries, which boast a lifespan of over 10 years and more than 2,500 cycles (source: cbinsights.com). The company targets the 1.8 billion people globally who lack reliable grid access, providing affordable alternatives to kerosene and diesel for low-income households, small businesses, schools, and health centers across Africa and Asia (source: sunking.com). Sun King's proprietary EasyBuy technology allows customers to pay for their solar products in installments, making clean energy accessible to a broader audience (source: sunking.com). With a strong competitive position as the world's largest off-grid solar company by distribution scale, Sun King differentiates itself through its extensive field agent network and innovative product offerings (source: citigroup.com).

Projects & Track Record

Sun King has made significant strides in expanding solar access, having powered over 82 million people historically, with 18 million Kenyans benefiting from their products over the past decade. Notably, one in five Kenyans currently uses Sun King's solar solutions, and the company has seen its user base in Nigeria triple within the last year (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has partnered with Imagine Worldwide to install solar systems in every primary school in Malawi, managing the entire value chain from manufacturing to installation (source: sunking.com). Additionally, a recent $156 million securitization deal closed in 2025 aims to provide solar access to 1.4 million Kenyan households and businesses through distributed rooftop systems (source: citigroup.com). The company is also expanding its manufacturing capabilities with a new 10,000-square-meter facility in Tatu City, Kenya, which will initially produce 700,000 solar units annually (source: expogr.com).

Recent Developments

In the past two years, Sun King has successfully closed a landmark $156 million local currency securitization with Citi and partners, aimed at delivering solar solutions to 1.4 million Kenyans, thereby supporting the country's electrification goals (source: citigroup.com). The company also inaugurated its first African manufacturing plant on December 1, 2025, in Tatu City, Kenya, which will produce solar products including TVs and smartphones, creating hundreds of jobs and an initial capacity of 700,000 units annually (source: pvknowhow.com). Earlier, a $260 million financing round provided $100 million specifically for the expansion into larger AC systems and appliances, further solidifying Sun King's market position (source: physics.illinois.edu). The company has maintained consistent profitability while scaling operations and rebranding fully to Sun King (source: physics.illinois.edu).

Working There

Sun King offers a variety of roles across different departments, including sales, operations, customer service, training, risk management, and research/procurement. The company employs over 34,000 field agents who are involved in sales, installation, and service, with a focus on hiring at their Nairobi headquarters and the new Tatu City manufacturing facility (source: sunking.com). The company culture emphasizes grassroots distribution and innovation tailored to off-grid needs, while also ensuring job stability and local economic impact through job creation and supply chain localization (source: physics.illinois.edu). Documented employee benefits include flexible financing options, comprehensive warranties on products, professional installation, after-sales support, and free maintenance checks, all contributing to a supportive work environment (source: sunking.com).


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Job Description

The aftersales Intern will act as the primary POC between Sun King shops and the aftersales function. This role is pivotal in ensuring seamless after-sales assistance for all Sun King Shops by coordinating escalations, driving awareness of warranty policies and after- sales processes, enabling continuous training, and ensuring shops are operationally equipped with adequate spares stocks and system assistance. This role will contribute directly to improved shop performance, reduced customer service TAT, enhanced customer satisfaction, and compliance with after-sales operational standards.

What you would be expected to do

Shop Assistance & Escalation Management

  • Act as the primary administrative and operational POC for all Sun King Shop after-sales escalations.
  • Ensure timely resolution and closure of all customer and shop escalations originating from Sun King Shops, Call Centers, and field teams.
  • Ensure all escalations are accurately logged, tracked, followed up, and resolved within agreed SLAs.
  • Provide day-to-day after-sales assistance to Sun King Shop Executives.

Customer Satisfaction & Field Team Enablement

  • Drive warranty policy awareness across Sun King Shops through structured communication and trainings.
  • Coordinate regular training sessions for Shop Executives and field teams on; warranty policies, after-sales processes/initiative and system usage.
  • Assistance onboarding and refresher training for new and existing shop executives on a need basis.
  • Proactively identify recurring shop issues, communicate insights and recommend corrective actions.

System Assistance & Process Optimization

  • Serve as the liaison between Sun King shops and aftersales operations for shop-facing aftersales and spares-related matters.
  • Assist with regular SOP reviews and updates for shop related aftersales processes.
  • Assist with automation initiatives and the rollout of new tools or system enhancements to shops.
  • Conduct regular system health checks for aftersales related processes and tools.
  • Assist with audits, reviews, and internal assessments related to shop aftersales performance.
  • Perform any other duties as assigned in assistance of departmental goals.

Evaluation and reporting

  • Proactively monitor shop-level aftersales trackers and performance dashboards, recommending improvements with evolving business needs.
  • Track shop performance trends, recurring issues, and training needs on after-sales related metrics.
  • Prepare and share monthly performance reports and insights on shop-level after-sales metrics.

Data Integrity & Inventory Management (Shop-Facing)

  • Ensure 100% alignment between physical inventory and system records for spares and warranty-related stock at the shop level.
  • Coordinate regular inventory reconciliations for shop spare parts and warranty replacements.
  • Monitor shop spare parts stocking levels and proactively flag shortages, overstocking, or aging stock.
  • Assist with shop-related inventory initiatives, including spare parts replenishment, returns, and system clean-ups.
  • Maintain accurate reports on shop spares inventory levels, movements, consumption and aging.

You would be a strong candidate if you have

  • A bachelor's degree in any relevant discipline.
  • Minimum of 2 years' experience in aftersales assistance, operations, customer service, or field coordination roles.
  • Very strong data skills.
  • Very strong customer and stakeholder management skills.
  • Strong evaluation and reporting skills, with attention to detail.
  • Proficiency in Google Workspace tools (Sheets, Docs, Slides, etc).
  • Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage multiple tasks and prioritize effectively.
  • Experience working with ERP systems (SAP preferred), ticketing tools, and dashboards is an added advantage.
  • Ability to work alone and as a team in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
  • Process-oriented mindset with a focus on continuous process improvement.

What Sun King Offers (in addition to compensation and statutory benefits)

  • Professional growth in a dynamic, rapidly expanding, high-social-impact industry.
  • An open-minded, collaborative culture made up of enthusiastic colleagues who are driven by the challenge of innovation towards profound impact on people and the planet.
  • A truly multicultural experience: you will have the chance to work with and learn from people from different geographies, nationalities, and backgrounds.
  • Structured, tailored learning and development programs that help you become a better leader, manager, and professional through the Sun Centre for Leadership.

We place great importance on sustaining a diverse, inclusive work environment.

We believe that innovation and understanding comes from diversity on every spectrum. We work to make sure every Sun King team member knows that they belong, knowing that sustaining an inclusive workplace requires conscious effort and is a continuous journey, not an end-state.

Sun King recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes people based on their experience, skills, effort, and results. We explicitly prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, religion, caste, national origin, colour, gender, marital status, family structure, sexual orientation, HIV/AIDS status, or disability.

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About the role

April 14, 2026

Internship

Company

April 14, 2026

On-site

Solar Energy

Sun King

sunking.com

  •  Tatu City, Kenya

Minimum of 2 years in relevant fields

UTC+03:00