ANUJ KOTWAL
Gurugram / New Delhi
Summary
Third Party Risk Management, Supplier Governance and Procurement professional with 16+ years of experience across third-party risk oversight, supplier assurance, due diligence, contract lifecycle management, commercial governance, compliance management and procurement operations. Currently managing supplier portfolios across International, Operations and Technology, with hands-on experience in ProcessUnity, ICERTIS, TPSeC Portal and Coupa. Recognized for strengthening governance visibility, identifying value opportunities, improving control discipline, supporting risk remediation, and using automation and AI-enabled review methods to improve productivity, commercial assurance and audit readiness.
Overview
3
3
Languages
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
THIRD PARTY RISK MANAGER
Barclays
06.2022 - Current
- Independently manage 3 supplier portfolios across International, Operations and Technology, ensuring appropriate oversight of third-party relationships, obligations, governance requirements and risk outcomes.
- Led third-party assurance activities, managing controls, contract reviews, due diligence, risk analysis, compliance, governance reporting, and business performance reviews.
- Mitigated third-party risks by assessing supplier maturity, identifying control gaps, defining actions, and facilitating remediation through structured governance tracking.
- Lead contract lifecycle management activities including contract review, commercial assessment, work order drafting, value-save identification and support for high-value supplier contracts.
- Drafted and reviewed contracts, supported commercial negotiations, and identified opportunities to enhance value, governance, and control strength in third-party relationships.
- Utilized ProcessUnity, ICERTIS, TPSeC Portal, and Coupa to enhance third-party governance and supplier oversight.
- Apply AI-enabled review methods and structured prompt techniques to support commercial assurance, invoice/document review, evidence-based validation, risk flagging and audit-ready governance outputs.
- Contribute to AI-driven supplier commercial assurance initiatives focused on reviewing contracts, SOWs, work orders, POs, invoices and rate-card evidence to highlight unsupported spend, commercial gaps and control observations.
SENIOR ANALYST - PROCUREMENT
Barclays
10.2016 - 06.2022
- Trained and coached new joiners on stakeholder management, people management, third-party risk management, supplier relationship management, and procurement governance practices, fostering a knowledgeable and capable procurement team.
- Managed capacity utilisation for Third Party Risk Managers at the Noida site, helping ensure portfolios were aligned to service nature and resource utilisation was optimized.
- Led negotiations and oversight of contractual agreements and service level agreements, ensuring compliance, value delivery and performance standards.
- Supported movement of 120+ suppliers from federated ownership to dedicated Procurement ownership by reviewing gaps and supporting remediation before handover.
- Developed supplier governance strategies and third-party oversight frameworks to mitigate risk and improve service delivery discipline.
- Conducted supplier assurance and performance evaluations, including assessment of control operations and risk mitigation practices.
- Trained and coached new joiners on stakeholder management, people management, third-party risk management, supplier relationship management and procurement governance practices.
- Developed supplier governance strategies and third-party oversight frameworks, mitigating risk and enhancing service delivery discipline across supplier partnerships.
- Delivered automation improvements, including 3 major tracker automations that achieved 0.7 FTE recurring capacity saving and earned the BRP Award in September 2019.
- Produced performance reports, dashboards, and governance MI for senior stakeholders, providing critical insights into supplier risks, controls, and performance trends for informed decision-making.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to align supplier relationships with business needs, procurement requirements and third-party governance expectations.
- Facilitated supplier risk assessment and mitigation by evaluating supplier controls, responses and governance actions.
ANALYST - PROCUREMENT
Barclays
01.2014 - 10.2016
TEAM LEADER
Interactive BPO Services
08.2012 - 12.2013
- Led multilingual team of 18 in support of JCB and MAN service operations, enhancing service delivery.
- Conducted performance reviews with clients and direct reports to uphold service quality and ensure timely resolution of actions.
- Collaborated with suppliers and users to identify gaps and resolve escalations, maintaining continuous service delivery.
- Engaged regularly with suppliers and users to identify gaps, resolve escalations and support uninterrupted service delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -
Kalinga University
RaipurClass 12 -
SBV Senior Secondary School
New DelhiClass 10 -
SBV Senior Secondary School
New DelhiSkills
- Third-Party Risk Management (TPRM)
- Third-Party Governance
- Supplier Governance
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Supplier Assurance
- Due Diligence
- Risk Analysis
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Remediation
- Control Frameworks
- Operational Resilience
- Regulatory Compliance
- Compliance Management
- Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM)
- Contract Management
- Contract Review
- Commercial Management
- Commercial Negotiation
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- KPI Governance
- Supplier Performance Management
- Governance Reporting
- Management Information (MI)
- Cost Avoidance
- Value Realization
- Commercial Value Review
- Invoice Forensics
- AI-enabled Document Review
- Prompt Engineering
- Process Automation
- Process Improvement
- Dashboard Reporting
- Data Analysis
- Microsoft Excel
- ProcessUnity
- ICERTIS
- TPSeC Portal
- Coupa
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Project Coordination
- Team Leadership
- Audit Readiness
- Control Assurance
Accomplishments
- Managed governance across 3 supplier portfolios spanning International, Operations and Technology.
- Supported leadership-led centralisation by helping move 120+ suppliers from a federated model into dedicated Procurement ownership; reviewed gaps and supported remediation before handover to Third Party Risk Managers.
- Won BRP Award in 09/2019 for automating 3 major team trackers and saving 0.7 FTE of recurring manual effort.
- Contributed to a Barclaycard Fraud Operations AHT improvement initiative, supporting a 60-second department-level Average Handling Time reduction.
- Led a multilingual team of 18 people for JCB and MAN, supporting client engagement, performance reviews and issue resolution.
- Served as Embed Coach for a newly established team for 9 months, supporting onboarding, process discipline and performance improvement.
- Developed and enhanced AI-enabled commercial assurance review approaches, including structured prompt logic for third-party invoice, PO, contract, SOW, work order and rate-card validation.
Languages
- English, Advanced
- Hindi, Advanced
- Punjabi, Upper Intermediate
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Punjabi
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
THIRD PARTY RISK MANAGER
Barclays
06.2022 - Current
SENIOR ANALYST - PROCUREMENT
Barclays
10.2016 - 06.2022
ANALYST - PROCUREMENT
Barclays
01.2014 - 10.2016
TEAM LEADER
Interactive BPO Services
08.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) -
Kalinga University
Class 12 -
SBV Senior Secondary School
Class 10 -
SBV Senior Secondary School