Buyer

PegasusTSI is a private, Florida-based company where people matter, where your voice is heard, and where decisions are made with PegasusTSI's business wellbeing and our team members' best interest in mind.

During the company's 20-year history, our team has supported clients in the oil refining, petrochemical, fertilizer (phosphate and nitrogen), chemical, pharmaceutical, municipal, consumer products, and industrial facilities industries in the USA and internationally.

PegasusTSI offers a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability, long term care, life insurance, 401(k), paid time off, paid holidays, and company events that supports our team members throughout their career. We also offer a hybrid work schedule to support a healthy work-life balance and personal wellbeing.

We have an excellent opportunity for a Buyer to work in our Tampa-based engineering office.

The Buyer focuses on procurement activities, such as competitively bidding equipment or services, evaluating bid results, and making recommendations to clients.

Responsibilities:

• Providing procurement activities associated with engineering, design and construction in a wide range of industries including chemical, petrochemical, refinery and mining.
• Preparing requests for information, requests for quotation and requests for purchase (RFIs, RFQs, and RFPs), obtaining and distributing quotes in support of estimate and expediting activities, and preparing commercial bid tab evaluations, invitations to bid, and bid packages.
• Providing Project Buyer and Procurement Manager support by performing commercial bid tab preparation for various equipment and work-hour estimates for client projects
• Expediting vendor acceptance of orders and terms and conditions; ensuring prompt and accurate work completion; assisting in establishing firm and acceptable schedules; and submitting detailed weekly and monthly project status reports when requested.
• Expediting approval drawings and vendor production schedules while maintaining project schedule and confirming no delays.
• Tracking/troubleshooting vendor data, drawings, equipment/materials quotes and delivery schedules between engineering, purchasing, vendors, and construction site.
• Soliciting internal approvals from engineering, project managers, and site construction managers.

Qualifications:

• Associates or Bachelors degree, highly preferred
• 3-5 years experience in sourcing bidders, negotiation, bid evaluation, purchase of capital equipment, and tracking delivery schedules
• Construction or engineering industry experience, highly preferred
• Experience in writing subcontracts
• Certified Purchasing Professional (CPP) or Certified Professional Purchasing Manager (CPPM), highly preferred
• Proficient in Excel and Word; experience with Adept, highly preferred
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Exceptional interpersonal, time management, and organization skills
• High degree of flexibility, creative thinking, and problem-solving abilities