Liying Zhou

- Currently manage a team of high performing professionals responsible for all financial aspects of materials sourcing. Responsibilities include organizational goal setting (OKRs), FP&A across all planning horizons, approval of negotiation strategies, and ratification of product cost analysis. - Strategic partner to GM of Assembly and Test Sourcing previously, driving affordability strategies across equipment, spares and services, and to VP of R&D Strategic Enablement, developing portfolio strategy for IP procurement. - Negotiation strategy: Apply total cost of ownership, should-cost, should-price, affordability strategy, volume discount etc. to strategize deals and drive optimal supply chain solutions.

- Being the finance staff member of two Corporate VPs. Influence the execution and budget allocation of global brand and business group marketing programs. - Led team that oversaw Intel's World Wide Marketing budget for the Corporate Marketing Officer (CMO), and drove financial planning processes to assess & re-allocate worldwide marketing investments. - Analyzed marketing investment portfolio and assessed historical investment effectiveness. Built an ROI tool to evaluate marketing technology investment opportunities.

- Provided Intel's quarterly spending analytics that are used for Earnings release and Board of Directors discussions. Regularly presented to CFO. - Worked with all Intel business groups to set the right corporate annual performance goals and measurements, created review materials for CFO & CEO, and crafted the messaging with Employee Communications for Intel’s web portal and CEO’s quarterly Business Update Meeting.

- Managed Intel Architecture Group’s (IAG) revenue and gross margin for quarterly close and forecast, which accounted for over 90% of Intel’s P&L. - Led IAG's Enterprise Location Program for ~34k headcount with operations around the global in ~90 sites. Built a tiered IAG location strategy to drive efficiency and the exit of small sites not aligned with the corporate strategy.

- Optimized supply chain of server motherboards including reducing inventory levels of raw materials and finished goods, avoiding scrap in post sales support, and improving warehouse and freight efficiency. - Led a Lean Six Sigma task force to drive down over 50% of post-sales-support inventory in less than two years.

- Established GAMA’s first overseas office in Beijing. Managed its budgets and financials. - Developed public-private sector partnership opportunities for GAMA members in China. Created and managed a standardization program harmonizing American and Chinese standards in the heating and cooling industry.

- Built the Bank’s online consultancy for private sector development for developing countries.