Julio García

About Julio García

Procurement and Engineering Professional with 5+ years of experience in EPC (Engineering, Procurement & Construction) and Master Data Governance (MDG) projects. Proven expertise in supplier sourcing, contract negotiation, purchase order management, and vendor/customer master data processes using SAP, Oracle E-Business Suite, and Intergraph Smart Materials. Skilled at collaborating across engineering, finance, and IT teams to ensure compliance, streamline procurement operations, and deliver projects on time and within budget. Multilingual communicator fluent in Spanish and English, with intermediate proficiency in Italian, and international experience across Colombia, USA, Germany, and Italy.

Experience

1. Material Management Buyer

   Siemens

   Feb 2026 — Present · Raleigh, NC, US

   Implements Commodity strategies to ensure long-term, cost-efficient supply of materials.* Contributes to implementation and ensure usage of globally defined methods, processes and systems to ensure high process efficiency and process compliance (e.g. compliant Purchase-to-Pay (P2P) process, Procurement guidelines, IT systems).* Prepares and conducts negotiations to obtain highest feasible savings.* Generates, documents and implements savings to contribute to the success of the business and make results transparent.* Executes Supplier Management processes (e.g. qualification, selection, evaluation, development, classification).* Ensures a close cooperation with Internal Customers (requisitioners) to ensure customer care and early involvement.* Provides supplier information to the project and conducts project-specific supplier evaluations (project evaluations).

Education

• Universidad de América

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

  2008 — 2015

• Universidad El Bosque

  Postgraduate Degree Specialization Certificate (P.G.D.S.C.)

  2017 — 2018