ApplySarthiHardware & Infrastructure Procurement Officer
IMC
Make my CV for this job, freeView job and applyYour CV, rewritten for this role using only your real experience. Sign in with Google and upload your CV. Nothing to install.
Skills named in this job
Read from the description itself, not inferred.
This role on the market
2,026 open infrastructure roles across 290 companies are on ApplySarthi right now, most of them in Bengaluru (66), Hyderabad (28), Delhi NCR (12).
- Lead Infrastructure EngineerJPMorgan
- Member of technical staff (Infrastructure) - ParisHcompany
- Platforms and Infrastructure EngineerEnactintelligence
- Engineering Manager - InfrastructureCamunda
- Senior Backend Engineer: Machine Learning InfrastructureConstructor
What infrastructure roles keep asking for: AWS (30%), System design (22%), Kubernetes (21%), Python (21%), Observability (19%), Terraform (15%), CI/CD (13%), Linux (12%) — counted across their open postings here.
Machine learning jobs · Supply chain jobs
IMC has 175 open roles listed here.
Counted across 14 company job boards, updated as roles open and close.
Preparing for this interview
Interviews for infrastructure roles keep coming back to AWS, System design, Kubernetes, Python. Practise those questions before you sit with IMC.
Questions you are likely to be asked
- Why do you want to join IMC?
- What is your experience with Supply chain? Tell me one thing you learned the hard way.
- How do you keep secrets and access safe in your infrastructure?
- Walk me through how code gets from a commit to production where you work.
- Tell me about an outage you handled. What did you learn from it?
Prep Sarthi gives you a free mock interview: an AI interviewer asks you questions like these out loud, from your own CV and this job, and shows your score and your weakest answer.
Practise the Hardware & Infrastructure Procurement Officer at IMC interview free →IMC Trading is looking for an IT Procurement Officer to support the sourcing, purchasing, and lifecycle management of the hardware, networking equipment, and software that power our trading operations. This role sits at the intersection of procurement and technology, working closely with trading infrastructure engineers, network teams, and vendors to ensure that servers, networking gear, colocation equipment, and IT software are procured efficiently, cost-effectively, and on time.
Your Core Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end procurement of IT hardware and trading infrastructure components, including servers, switches, networking equipment, cabling, and colocation/data center hardware, from requisition through delivery and asset intake.
- Prepare and issue purchase orders, track order status, and coordinate with vendors and freight/logistics providers to ensure on-time delivery to data centers and offices, including urgent or time-sensitive trading infrastructure requests.
- Assist in negotiating pricing, delivery timelines, and contract terms with hardware vendors, software publishers, and colocation/data center providers, under guidance from senior technical staff.
- On occasion, contribute to RFPs for strategic commercial arrangements, supporting vendor evaluation and proposal comparison for larger or longer-term agreements.
- Maintain accurate procurement records, purchase orders, contracts, and vendor documentation in the procurement system, ensuring audit-readiness and compliance with internal policies.
- Partner with the trading infrastructure, network engineering, and IT operations teams to understand technical requirements and lead times, translating them into accurate purchase requisitions.
- Monitor vendor performance, delivery accuracy, and pricing trends for hardware and colocation providers, and escalate recurring issues to the Procurement Manager.
- Support IT asset management processes, including tagging, tracking, and coordinating the disposal or redeployment of retired hardware.
- Collaborating with operations and warehouse teams to maintain optimal stock levels on commonly used hardware, staying ahead of the demand curve, assist operational teams with keeping inventory up to date.
- Stay informed on market pricing, new hardware releases, and supplier options relevant to trading infrastructure to support informed purchasing decisions.
- Work with internal teams to continuously improve procurement systems and processes, bringing an AI-first mindset to identify opportunities for automation and efficiency gains.
Your Skills and Experience:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Supply Chain Management, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
- 3+ years of experience in procurement, purchasing, vendor management, or IT asset management.
- Understanding of IT hardware, networking, trading infrastructure, and data center concepts and terminology, including servers, switches, network cabling, and data center equipment; prior exposure to trading or financial-services technology environments is a plus.
- Experience purchasing networking or data center hardware, including switches, routers, servers, cabling, and rack/power equipment, from vendors such as Arista, Cisco, Dell, HPE, or similar; familiarity with colocation, cross-connect, or data center services procurement is a plus.
- Experience working effectively in a fast-paced trading, financial-services, or technology firm, with the adaptability to operate in a high-stakes trading environment.
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, with consistent follow-through on orders, contracts, and deadlines and the ability to manage multiple purchase requests simultaneously.
- Clear, proactive written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work cross-functionally with technical teams, translate requirements into procurement actions, and manage relationships with internal stakeholders and external vendors professionally and diplomatically.
- Sound judgment in balancing cost, speed, and quality when sourcing time-sensitive trading infrastructure.
- Fluent in Mandarin and English, both written and spoken is a must to liaise with regional vendors, offices, and stakeholders.
About Us
IMC is a research-driven trading firm where quantitative modeling, machine learning, and engineering shape how modern markets are traded. A stabilizing force in markets since 1989, we provide liquidity across trading venues, delivering the best outcome in value and risk management to investors. Using our own technology and capital, we build proprietary systems and algorithms that operate across global markets. Our researchers, traders, and engineers work as a collective, combining rapid experimentation, advanced infrastructure, and real-time feedback to turn insight into execution and execution into advantage.
Match this job to your CV
ApplySarthi scores your CV against this role, shows the skills you are missing, and writes a tailored version for the application.
Check my match →Similar open roles
- Connect with us at ICLR 2026!IMC · mumbai
- Corporate Development ManagerIMC · mumbai
- Executive AssistantIMC · mumbai
- IT Operations EngineerIMC · mumbai
- Operations TraderIMC · mumbai
- Research Analyst (Indian Equities)IMC · mumbai
- Trade Surveillance AnalystIMC · mumbai
- Information Security EngineerIMC · mumbai
Need answers during your interview? Try Live Sarthi.
Live Sarthi, an Interview Sarthi app, shows answer suggestions during the call.
- Hidden from supported screen sharingThe overlay stays out of supported Windows screen captures.
- Answers start in about 1.5 secondsResponse time varies with your connection and model.
- From your own CVYour projects and your experience, not a generic script.
- 30 minutes freeThen ₹99 for a 2-day pass with unlimited calls — you pay for the days you are interviewing, not a subscription.
A Windows app, from the same team as ApplySarthi.
Listed on greenhouse · posted 2026-09-02. ApplySarthi collects openings and links to application pages; the role is advertised by IMC, not by us.