Anika Agarwal
San Francisco,CA
Summary
Strategic procurement and spend analytics professional with over 5 years of experience in Sourcing and Category COEs across energy, utilities, IT, and professional services. Expertise in spend analysis, market intelligence, and opportunity identification. Specializes in ERP-driven analytics, dashboard development, and sourcing strategy. Leverages AI and LLM-based tools to optimize research and enhance analytics workflows.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Accenture Strategy
06.2024 - Current
- Achieved recognition as Top Performer for two consecutive cycles in Y24-FY25
- Analyzed ERP-derived spend data across IT, professional services, and energy categories to identify cost-saving opportunities and mitigate supplier concentration risks.
- Partner with analytics teams to define requirements for Tableau and Power BI dashboards delivering real‑time, executive‑ready insights.
- Developed sourcing and category intelligence decks using secondary research, benchmarking, and structured spend analysis to inform decision-making.
- Apply AI tools such as ChatGPT to accelerate market research, synthesize large datasets, validate assumptions, and improve turnaround time for analytics deliverables.
- Supported end-to-end sourcing initiatives, conducting supplier market assessments, RFP development, commercial analysis, and negotiation support to enhance sourcing effectiveness.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders (Finance, Legal, Sourcing) to translate analytics into actionable sourcing recommendations.
- For a IT & Professional Services Sourcing (Medical Devices) - Conducted supplier benchmarking and cost modeling, identifying 12–15% savings, and supported executive business case development.
Senior Consultant
GEP Worldwide
06.2022 - 06.2024
- Conducted spend analysis and strategic sourcing initiatives for IT, travel, fleet, and contingent labor categories.
- Fast-tracked promotion within 18 months based on performance across global sourcing and spend analytics engagements.
- Conducted synergy opportunity assessments for M&A projects, identifying approximately 10% cost reduction opportunities across indirect categories.
- Acted as Category Manager for $200 million in travel and fleet spending, developed savings pipelines that achieved $4 million in benefits.
- Led large-scale global RFPs (1,100+ vendors), securing $1M in cost savings through data-driven supplier evaluations.
- Supported payment optimization initiatives, including payment term extensions and virtual card adoption, unlocking ~$2M in working capital benefits.
Audit Associate
KPMG
01.2020 - 10.2020
- Conducted operational and compliance audits, third‑party due diligence, and AML investigations, ensuring adherence to regulations for global financial institutions
- Performed risk profiling and service performance assessments, resulting in top‑tier appraisal ratings.
Education
MBA - Strategy, Supply Chain
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
Mumbai01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Economics, Statistics
London School of Economics, University of London
06-2018
Skills
- Spend classification and normalization
- Savings opportunity identification
- Price and rate benchmarking
- Supplier concentration and risk analysis
- Compliance and leakage analysis
- Category management
- Prompt engineering for LLMs
- AI-assisted spend analysis
- ChatGPT / CustomGPT for procurement
- LLM evaluation (accuracy, grounding, hallucinations)
- Python (basic analytics, pandas, API exposure)
- Exposure to GCP, Azure, and AWS AI services
- CRM tools (Ivalua, ARIBA, Salesforce, GEP Smart)
- Data analytics
- Data visualization
- Tableau
- Power BI
- Microsoft Excel
- PowerPoint
Timeline
Consultant
Accenture Strategy
06.2024 - Current
Senior Consultant
GEP Worldwide
06.2022 - 06.2024
Audit Associate
KPMG
01.2020 - 10.2020
MBA - Strategy, Supply Chain
KJ Somaiya Institute of Management
Bachelor of Science - Economics, Statistics
London School of Economics, University of London