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Date: Jan 20, 2026

Company: PACCAR

About PACCAR

PACCAR is a Global Fortune 500 company established in 1905. PACCAR Inc is recognized as a global leader in the commercial vehicle, financial, and customer service fields with internationally recognized brands such as Kenworth, Peterbilt, and DAF trucks. PACCAR is a global technology leader in the design, manufacture, and customer support of high-quality light-, medium- and heavy-duty trucks under the Kenworth, Peterbilt and DAF nameplates. PACCAR designs and manufactures advanced diesel engines and provides customized financial services, information technology and truck parts related to its principal business.

Whether you want to design the transportation technology of tomorrow, support the staff functions of a dynamic, international leader, or build our excellent products and services you can develop the career you desire with PACCAR. Get started!

The Role

The Vendor Analytics & Automation Intern will support the Global IT Supplier & Service Management team by designing, building, and enhancing a unified platform that consolidates vendor management information across multiple systems. This role blends data engineering, automation, analytics, and AI-driven insights to streamline how vendor performance is monitored, evaluated, and reported.

The intern will work closely with Vendor Managers, Service Owners, and Data/Automation teams to gather data from existing enterprise tools, including ServiceNow and SharePoint and integrate it into a centralized, scalable solution. They will also develop automated vendor performance evaluations using AI models trained on Power BI datasets, scorecards, and Microsoft Forms–based questionnaires.

About the Team

As a Vendor Analytics & Automation Intern, you will work with the Global IT Supplier & Service Management team, an organization dedicated to modernizing how we manage supplier relationships, evaluate performance, and drive operational excellence across IT services. Our team plays a critical role in enabling smarter, data‑driven decisions by building automation, integrating data from platforms like ServiceNow and SharePoint, and applying AI to transform vendor performance evaluation.

Because we partner closely across IT, Procurement, Supplier Management, and business stakeholders, you will work on a wide range of impactful initiatives from creating unified platforms for vendor information, to automating performance scorecards, to leveraging Power BI and AI-driven insights to streamline evaluations. This team is at the forefront of transforming how we manage global suppliers, delivering high‑visibility solutions that directly support organizational effectiveness and service quality.

Join us to contribute to a team that is dynamic, innovative, and shaping the future of Vendor Management through analytics and intelligent automation!

Job Responsibilities & Projects

+ A centralized vendor management information platform integrating multiple data sources.

+ A semi‑ or fully‑automated vendor performance evaluation process powered by AI and Power BI.

+ Dashboards and reporting mechanisms that uplift visibility and decision-making.

+ Documentation and repeatable processes that can be maintained by the team after the internship.

Required Experience & Skills

Technical Skills

+ Experience with scripting and relational databases and visualization tools from Microsoft, Google or Amazon.

+ Familiarity with automation tools.

+ Basic understanding of AI/ML concepts—predictive analytics, scoring models, text analysis.

+ Comfort with SharePoint lists, document libraries, permissions, and data connections.

+ Understanding of structured and unstructured data handling.

Soft Skills

+ Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking abilities.

+ Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions.

+ Clear communication and documentation habits.

+ Curiosity and willingness to learn new tools quickly.

Education (List required and/or preferred education)

+ Undergraduate degree in IT, Computer Science or related field desired in progress or recently completed

Physical Demands

+ Sitting and standing for prolonged periods of time

+ Lifting up to 55 pounds

+ Team lifting large objects such as servers using lifting equipment

Benefits of working at PACCAR

As a U.S. PACCAR intern, you have a full range of benefit options including:

- 401k with up to a 5% company match

- Sick Leave

- Medical, dental, and vision plans for you and your family

- Flexible spending accounts (FSA) and health savings account (HSA)

- Life and accidental death and dismemberment insurance

- EAP services including wellness plans, estate planning, financial counseling and more

- Global Fortune 500 company with a wide array of growth, training, and development opportunities

- Work alongside experienced goal-oriented colleagues recognized as experts in their field

Diversity & Inclusion

PACCAR has success with diverse teams of employees working together to achieve excellent results. Having a diverse and inclusive work environment ensures PACCAR has the talent needed to conduct business today and in the future by leveraging different backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints. We believe diversity in the workplace increases innovation, results in better decisions, and increases employee engagement.

PACCAR increases awareness through the efforts of global company-wide Diversity Councils and various employee resource groups that support initiatives & activities including multi-cultural events, outreach, mentorship programs, and more. PACCAR has been awarded the Top Company for Women to Work for in Transportation since 2018 by the Women in Trucking Association and Newsweek 2023 America’s Greatest Workplaces for Women.

For more information, please visit our Diversity and Inclusion Commitment page: Diversity and Inclusion (paccar.com) (https://jobs.paccar.com/content/Diversity-and-Inclusion/?locale=en\_US)

Additional Information

PACCAR is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veteran/Disability. At PACCAR, we value talent and promote growth and development. We carefully consider numerous compensation factors including your education, training, or experience.

The salaries for intern positions are as follows:

+ Undergraduate Enrollment - $25 / hour

+ Graduate Enrollment - $30 / hour