Location: Indore
Employment Type: Full-time
Experience: 5-8 years
About RackBank Datacenters:
RackBank Datacenters is a fast-growing and trusted data center company committed to powering digital transformation with secure, scalable, and efficient IT infrastructure solutions. With state-of-the-art data centers in India and a strong client base across multiple industries, RackBank is focused on delivering next-gen cloud and colocation services.
Our Vision:
To build India’s most reliable and trusted data center and digital infrastructure ecosystem, empowering enterprises and governments with secure, scalable, and future-ready infrastructure.
Why join RackBank:
Be part of a high-trust, ownership-driven work culture
Gain exposure to real-world infrastructure operations and decision-making
Grow with the organization as we expand our data center footprint
Freedom to take initiative and own outcomes, not just tasks
Make a meaningful impact in building India’s digital infrastructure backbone
Role Overview:
This role is responsible for managing end-to-end strategic procurement of GPUs, servers, networking, storage, and data center infrastructure, ensuring cost efficiency and supply continuity.
The position works closely with engineering, operations, and leadership teams to support AI infrastructure deployment, capacity planning, and data center expansion.
Key Responsibilities:
- Manage end-to-end procurement of GPUs, servers, storage, networking hardware, racks, PDUs, cooling systems, and other data center infrastructure.
- Develop and execute sourcing strategies to ensure competitive pricing, quality, supply continuity, and timely delivery.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard suppliers, OEMs, manufacturers, distributors, and channel partners across domestic and global markets.
- Build direct manufacturer relationships to reduce intermediary dependency and improve commercial outcomes.
- Collaborate with engineering, infrastructure, and leadership teams to translate technical requirements into effective procurement decisions.
- Evaluate hardware based on performance, compatibility, deployment fitment, power/cooling impact, support, warranty, lead time, and total commercial value.
- Optimize bill-of-materials through alternative comparisons to prevent over-specification, delays, or excessive costs.
- Engage OEMs for customized GPU, server, storage, and infrastructure configurations aligned with business needs.
- Drive custom build discussions covering specifications, pricing, delivery commitments, warranty terms, and commercial feasibility.
- Lead negotiations on pricing, payment terms, contracts, logistics, lead times, and service levels.
- Benchmark quotations across vendors, regions, and supply channels to achieve optimal landed cost.
- Monitor vendor performance, delivery adherence, responsiveness, and policy compliance.
- Achieve cost optimization through strategic sourcing, supplier consolidation, volume planning, and long-term agreements.
- Maintain procurement documentation including RFQs, comparative analyses, purchase orders, contracts, and sourcing records.
- Coordinate end-to-end import processes including freight planning, customs clearance, SEZ compliance, and delivery tracking.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies, import/export regulations, commercial documentation standards, and industry compliance.
- Track procurement KPIs using dashboards, analytics, reporting tools, and vendor performance reviews.
- Stay updated on market trends, supply risks, pricing movements, and alternative sourcing for GPU and data center hardware.
- Ensure procurement continuity during shortages, shipment delays, or pricing volatility by identifying practical alternatives.
Key Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Supply Chain, Technology, or a related field. MBA is preferred.
- 5–8 years of procurement or strategic sourcing experience in AI infrastructure, GPU hardware, data center, server, cloud, telecom, or related technology domains.
- Strong understanding of GPU hardware, server platforms, networking equipment, storage systems, and data center infrastructure.
- Ability to understand technical specifications and connect them with commercial decisions, including cost optimization, compatibility, supportability, power, cooling, lead time, and supply risk.
- Proven experience in strategic sourcing, vendor development, supplier management, and commercial negotiations.
- Experience engaging with OEMs, distributors, manufacturers, and hardware supply chain partners.
- Exposure to global sourcing and supplier development across international markets.
- Strong negotiation capability covering price, payment terms, landed cost, warranty, delivery commitments, and contractual risk.
- Hands-on experience in import execution, shipment coordination, customs clearance, SEZ processes, documentation, and vendor follow-up.
- Strong ownership mindset with proactive supplier discovery, structured follow-up, and practical problem-solving ability.
- Commercially sharp, execution-focused, and capable of making decisions under supply constraints or fast-changing market conditions.
- Proficiency in ERP systems, procurement tools, comparative analysis, reporting, and advanced MS Excel.
Preferred Candidates:
- Prior experience in sourcing AI infrastructure, GPU servers, HPC hardware, or custom-built technology platforms.
- Experience working with multiple vendor channels including OEMs, distributors, brokers, and direct manufacturers.
- Ability to balance technical understanding with commercial judgment and negotiation discipline.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment where sourcing decisions directly impact infrastructure readiness and business growth.
We operate with:
- Freedom and responsibility
- High performance standards
- Honest, direct communication
- Respect for context over process
Interested?
If ownership, impact, and building India’s AI-native cloud excite you, apply now.
