The Manager, Global Procurement & Logistics is responsible for strategic sourcing of materials and Services, vendor management, and supplier quality as well as Logistics for DataPath. This position works closely with the DataPath's Senior Leadership Team, Operations, Quality, and Engineering to ensure DataPath's sourcing and procurement strategies are aligned with the company's strategic and performance goals for both government and commercial markets, and to ensure DataPath's vendors maintain the highest level of quality for all parts, components, and sub-assemblies used in DataPath products. This individual is also responsible for DataPath's Logistics functions including warehousing, inventory management, transportation, shipping, and receiving. The logistics functions also include warehousing, inventory management, export, import, and transportation of materials that are consigned at supplier locations, when applicable. The position will lead a small team of highly seasoned Procurement professionals to establish and maintain robust primary and alternative partnerships with strategic technology suppliers for all product lines on a global basis to increase design collaboration, proactively drive obsolescence management, and deliver cost-effective and differentiated technology solutions of the highest quality. This individual will be responsible for identifying potential cost savings opportunities with existing vendors and developing new vendors that will help the company meet our product development and budgetary goals. This position will be further responsible for collaborating with DataPath Quality to establish quality benchmarks with all vendors and suppliers and ensuring compliance with these benchmarks through contractual agreements and close collaboration, resolving issues immediately and developing alternate strategies as appropriate. This individual will also lead a second small team of highly qualified professionals who support all DataPath's logistics functions associated with the movement and management of materials as needed to support DataPath's overall business. This team must be proficient in both domestic and international transportation and shipment requirements and is responsible for establishing logistics agreements that provide DataPath with the best value, quality, and reliability. Effective management of goods between inventory and production locations and secure management of customer owned inventory are also key responsibilities for this individual and team.