Overview about Ripik.ai:

Ripik.ai is an Accel-backed Applied AI company building computer vision and process-optimization agents for the world's largest industrial enterprises across steel, cement, aluminum, chemicals, pharma, and power. Our Vision AI platform acts as an automated pair of eyes on the shop floor-monitoring materials, equipment, and processes 24/7 with 95%+ accuracy, eliminating human error, and delivering measurable gains in throughput, yield, energy efficiency, and safety.

We work with marquee customers including Tata Steel, JSW, ArcelorMittal, Vedanta, Godrej & Boyce, Grasim, Holcim, and Jindal Steel, and are scaling globally across India, the Middle East, Europe, and North America. As we move into our next phase of growth, we are building the operating backbone that will take Ripik from a high-velocity scale-up to a category-defining global industrial AI company.

Role summary

You will build and run Ripik's procurement function end to end, from vendor discovery to delivery at a customer plant. You will source industrial cameras, lenses, enclosures, edge servers and GPUs, networking gear, cabling, and installation and civil-work services, both in India and through imports.

Success means plants go live without waiting on hardware, unit costs fall as we scale, and every purchase is traceable and compliant.

Key responsibilities:

Strategic sourcing and vendor management

- Build and manage a vendor base for industrial cameras, optics, edge compute, networking, enclosures and site-installation contractors.

- Run RFQs, technical-commercial comparisons and negotiations; set up rate contracts and annual agreements with key OEMs and distributors.

- Qualify new vendors on quality, lead time, warranty, after-sales support and financial health; build second sources for critical parts.

- Review vendor performance quarterly on cost, delivery, quality and responsiveness.





Purchasing and order execution

- Own the purchase-requisition-to-payment cycle: POs, order tracking, goods receipt, invoice matching and vendor payments with Finance.

- Plan purchases against the deployment pipeline with Sales, Project Delivery and Engineering so hardware is on site before go-live.

- Manage imports end to end: HS classification, customs clearance, duties, freight forwarders and landed-cost tracking.

- Coordinate delivery to customer plants across India and abroad, including site access, gate passes and safety documentation.

Cost, inventory and planning

- Drive year-on-year reduction in bill-of-materials cost per deployment through negotiation, volume consolidation and alternate parts.

- Maintain optimal stock of long-lead and spare items; manage warehouse and RMA/warranty returns.

- Track spend by category, project and customer, and report monthly to leadership.

Process, compliance and systems

- Set up procurement policies, approval matrices, vendor onboarding and contract templates as Ripik scales.

- Ensure GST, e-way bill, TDS and import compliance, and keep audit-ready records.

- Run procurement on the ERP or procurement tool; improve data quality and automate where possible.

- Manage cloud, SaaS and IT-asset purchases for internal teams with IT and Finance.

Requirements

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electronics, Electrical, Mechanical or Instrumentation preferred); MBA in Operations or Supply Chain is a plus.

- 2–5 years in procurement or supply chain, IT hardware, automation or capital equipment.

- Hands-on import experience: customs, duties, Incoterms, freight forwarding and landed-cost calculation.

- Proven negotiation results with OEMs and distributors, backed by cost-saving numbers.

- Working knowledge of GST, e-way bills, TDS and Indian procurement documentation.

- Experience with an ERP or procurement system (SAP, Oracle, Zoho, Tally or similar) and solid Excel skills.

📌 Procurement Associate (Noida)
🏢 RIPIKTECHNOLOGY
📍 Noida