David Kindl

About David Kindl

David Kindl, is Senior Vice President and Deputy Chief Procurement Officer of the Corporate Procurement team at Huntington National Bank. He is an accomplished Strategic Sourcing and Supply Chain Management professional with extensive experience in all facets of corporate sourcing and procurement including large scale negotiations, mergers and acquisitions, inventory control, third-party risk management, eProcurement systems experience, cost savings initiatives and global product procurement. He has held positions of increased responsibility in sourcing and procurement roles throughout his career, incorporating forward thinking and strategic sourcing principles to maximize product/service acquisition at the lowest total cost of ownership. His experience has been at global corporations within various industries that include retail, manufacturing, and financial services. A results proven, effective leader and team player with great communication and superior supplier management skills. He possesses outstanding strategic-thinking, problem solving, and analytical abilities that are used to satisfy diverse internal and external customer needs. Specialties: Contract negotiations, M&A, cost savings, supplier management, leadership, third party risk management, supplier diversity, ethical sourcing practices, multiple e-procurement system operator, international sourcing.

Experience

1. Senior Vice President, Deputy Chief Procurement Officer

   Huntington National Bank

   Aug 2023 — Present · Columbus, OH, US

Education

• Bowling Green State University

  BSBA, Purchasing and Supply Chain Management / Production Operations Management

  1993 — 1998

Skills

• Vendor Management
• Inventory Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Pricing
• Marketing
• Online Auctions
• Contract Management
• Rfp
• Data Analysis
• E-Procurement
• Procurement
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Risk Management
• Purchasing
• Strategy
• Contractual Agreements
• Supply Chain
• Sourcing
• Supply Chain Management
• Project Management
• Spend Management
• Leadership
• Outsourcing
• Global Sourcing
• Retail
• Ethical Sourcing
• Process Improvement
• Management
• Customer Service
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supply Management
• Spend Analysis
• Contract Negotiation
• Strategic Planning
• Cost Variance Analysis
• Relationship Management
• Team Leadership
• Negotiation
• Cost Savings Strategies
• Market Analysis