Veronic Amrutha Sebastian Raj

• Managed end-to-end Third-Party Risk Management lifecycle including onboarding, due diligence, risk assessment, ongoing monitoring, and offboarding.
• Conducted pre-onboarding due diligence for new vendors to assess financial stability, regulatory compliance, and operational risks.
• Supported onboarding of new suppliers into Workday after successful completion of due diligence.
• Managed end-to-end PO creation process from approved Purchase Requisition (PR) to PO release in ERP system.
• Collaborated with Sourcing team, Legal, Information Security and Operational Risk teams to evaluate contractual risk clauses and service level agreements (SLAs).
• Reviewed SOC reports, penetration test results, BCP/DR plans and security questionnaires.
• Collaborated with Legal and Information Security teams to remediate identified data protection gaps.
• Achieved 100% DPA coverage for critical and high-risk vendors handling personal data.
• Integrated Logic Gate with internal systems (e.g., Workday, Power BI, WSS) to streamline data flow and reduced the manual effort.
• Supported internal audits and regulatory reviews by maintaining complete third-party risk documentation.
• Trained internal teams/business on P2P and third-party risk procedures.

• Managed end-to-end P2P activities of $1B in goods and services including Requisitions, RFQ/RFP, PO creation, Invoice processing and payments.
• Coordinated with production planners to align material procurement with forecasted demand.
• Reviewed and validated PRs for accuracy, approvals and budget compliance.
• Issued RFQ/RFP to suppliers and supported vendor evaluation, bid comparison and supplier selection.
• Created and issued POs in ERP system ensuring accuracy in pricing, quality, delivery terms and sent copies to suppliers/originating departments.
• Coordinated with suppliers for order acknowledgement, lead time confirmation and delivery schedules.
• Tracked and updated stakeholders on order status and delays.
• Worked with Logistics and Warehouse teams to ensure smooth receipt of goods.
• Reviewed and approved invoices for payment.
• Identified and resolved invoice discrepancies between invoices, POs and GRNs to ensure timely payment processing.
• Handled material shortage by arranging urgent replenishments and alternate sourcing.
• Implemented ASN auto update strategy into ERP system for the organization that resulted in over $100M in annual savings and reduced manual work.
• On time completion of Open PO Report and Shortage Report.
• Coordinated with Quality Dept. and Production Dept. for the vendors quality matrix and provide regular feedback.
• Increased planner satisfaction by maintaining high SLA adherence and reducing delays in material availability.