Bryan J. Peters Email & Phone Number

Ewing, Nj, Us

Director of Strategic Sourcing - Global Indirect Corporate Services - HR, Finance, Legal Marketing, Travel and Contingent Labor - driving all aspects of sourcing strategy for these areas including:• Lead cross-functional teams executing strategic sourcing projects across all Company Divisions and geographic regions (NA, EMEA, AsiaPac, LatAm)• Facilitate supplier selection and negotiates contracts for key strategic initiatives• Facilitate and drive annual cost reduction initiatives within managed commodities• Facilitate existing Corporate-wide programs and monitor supplier performance• Assist internal customers to identify and implement business process improvements with existing external supply base• Implement indirect metrics linked to business goals and objectives

Project lead for a full scope, second generation global HR BPO outsourcing initiative and accountable for all steady state HR Operations (PeopleSoft platform)- Completed second generation HR BPO implemenation with global deployment of PeopleSoft 9.1, process and policy redesign, and vendor change.- Developed a vendor governance program for Human Resources- Manage HR Operations and accountable for HRO governance- Manage travel services, corporate meeting services, food services and corporate research and archive services

- Lead Travel Services, Corporate Meeting Services, Corporate Research and Archives, Corporate Art and Food Service Operations- Built from scratch a Corporate Environmental Sustainability Program and coordinating overall Corporate Social Responsibility framework, processes, metrics, goals and reporting --note: Newsweek listed CIGNA as a 2009 large company leader in its industry for environmental sustainability - Implemented new travel management outsourced model and toolset, resulting in overall management and commodity savings in excess of 20%- Consolidated over a 16 cafeterias into a single supplier management solution, resulting in improved consistently, a robust healthy living program, greater customer satisfaction and an elimination of cafeteria subsidy

- Created governance process and provided leadership for near-term operating expense reduction efforts- Completed process mapping of key business and support process- Developed framework, governance model and prioritization process of long-range activities to reduce operating expenses

- Directed sourcing relationship and procurement project management activities for Group Insurance, Corporate, International and Specialty Companies, including policy creation and enforcement; training and education; and end-to-end project management- Managed Purchasing Operations team, consisting of 25 staff and multiple commodity programs (IT H/W & S/W, wireless, fleet, remote worker, furniture, office supplies & equip., supplier diversity- Led several successful outsourcing initiatives from a strategic sourcing perspective, including mail services, learning, remote worker administration, wireless management, fleet management & Universal Life product administration - Conducted reverse auctions (e.g. teleconferencing, PCs, memory, monitors, paper, envelopes, surveillance) resulting in savings of 9%-44%- Implemented CIGNA-wide contingent labor management system- Created and implemented Strategic Sourcing savings methodology- Reduced Operations staff and operating expenses by over 15% in 18-months- Generated $1.8MM annual P&L savings in calendar year 2006 Strategic Sourcing activities, exclusive of the aforementioned outsourcing and reverse auction activities- Directed Corporate Services budgeting process and ongoing budget-to-actual analyses

- Budgeted, reported, and controlled $60MM of annual operating expense for Corporate Services, Security and Human Resource Operations, consistently beating plan and expense challenges- Modeled, negotiated and recommended position on 5-year $350MM vendor proposal for the potential outsourcing of output distribution services- Completed financial analysis and negotiated lease agreement for $30MM aircraft acquisition- Reshaped general ledger hierarchy to reduce complexity and align with responsibilities- Standardized periodic reporting for Corporate Services- Modeled various domestic portfolio real estate consolidation options, lease options and home office restack costs evaluating options and performing sensitivity analyses

- Led financial component of Real Estate outsourcing project ($250MM annual spend)- Directed financial analyses and negotiations of Print outsourcing project, resulting in a 5-year $200MM contract for print-related production and distribution and over 25% savings- Audited financial savings for strategic sourcing projects & various cost reduction initiatives- Created business cases for several strategic sourcing projects and recommendations- Created and implemented company financial condition assessment template, to evaluate the viability of of key suppliers

Maumee, Ohio, Us

- Implemented company-wide e-procurement purchasing system for indirect goods and services ($100MM annual throughput)- Sourced and implemented a purchasing card program ($20MM annual throughput)- Established an electronic purchase order system and corporate purchasing policies- Implemented reverse auction events, producing commodity of savings of up to 35%- Led cross-divisional commodity teams and strategic sourcing events- Performed cash flow analyses, budgeting, and business case development - Created and maintained an intranet site for strategic sourcing and procurement initiatives- Directed central inventory, purchasing, and accounts payable personnel

Maumee, Ohio, Us

- Implemented risk-based internal audit approach and programs- Supervised multi-divisional financial, operational, and compliance audits- Co-led a business adjacency study resulting in the acquisition of a transportation company- Developed electronic audit techniques and performed year-end audit procedures

London, Gb

- Selected for national assignment to the Automotive and Industrial Products Group: Development and implementation of national training programs, creation of knowledge national databases, review and population of knowledge content- Completed three mergers, five dispositions, and one IPO engagement- Supervised one Fortune 250 and five other publicly traded company attestation engagements- Led field engagements directing as many as 15 staff and interns- Directed pension, A-133, and internal audit engagements- Instructed computer audit technologies training sessions at regional and national level

Cleveland , Ohio, Us

Internship, Commercial Credit Department

London, Gb

Audit and Assurance Advisory Internship

Mba, Finance & Accounting

Bba, Accounting & Finance Double Major, Math Minor