Strategic Purchasing Data Engineer for Cost Savings

PACCAR; Bellevue (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 142,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with up to a 5% company match

Fully funded pension plan

Paid time off: minimum of 10 vacation,

12 paid holidays and sick time

Tuition reimbursement

Medical, dental, and vision plans

FSA/HSA

Disability insurance

Life and AD&D insurance

EAP services

Job summary

PACCAR is seeking a Purchasing Data Engineer to help translate purchasing and supply chain information into insights that drive incremental cost savings, with a specific focus on wiring harnesses. Based in Bellevue, WA, this onsite role partners across business and technical teams to build reliable data capabilities and analytics-ready solutions.

The role emphasizes maintaining data quality, building data tools, and delivering dashboards and analyses for leadership, with collaboration across

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required in computer science, engineering, information systems, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in data engineering or related fields.
• Proficiency with SQL and Python for data manipulation and pipeline development.
• Familiarity with a modern data stack, including Snowflake, Qlik, Kafka, dbt, and Airflow, plus AWS.
• Experience building production-grade data pipelines that handle large volumes from multiple heterogeneous sources.
• Foundational understanding of semantic modeling, data warehousing concepts, and relational databases.
• Basic understanding of AI concepts, tools, knowledge graphs, or vector databases.
• Experience with ERP systems (e.g., SAP), procurement data, supply chain analytics, or BOM is preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills and ability to translate business requirements into technical requirements.

Responsibilities

• Maintain accurate, reliable, and standardized purchasing data to support decision-making and data integrity.
• Develop data tools, models, and pipelines that collect, organize, transform, and deliver trusted data.
• Monitor data quality and system performance, resolving issues proactively.
• Automate recurring reports, datasets, and processes to improve efficiency and consistency.
• Support AI and advanced analytics by ensuring data is structured and accessible.
• Collaborate with Purchasing, Engineering, Supply Chain, Finance, and IT teams to deliver data-driven solutions.
• Analyze supplier spending, pricing trends, cost changes, and performance metrics to inform sourcing decisions.
• Back cost reduction efforts with benchmarking, cost modeling, should-cost analyses, and TCO evaluations.
• Identify and implement incremental cost savings for wiring harnesses using data analysis and supplier collaboration.
• Create and maintain dashboards, KPI reports, and visualizations for leadership and stakeholders.
• Keep documentation and standardized methodologies clear to support consistency and knowledge sharing.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data modeling

Semantic modeling

Data warehousing

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/IS or related field

Tools

Snowflake

Qlik

Kafka

dbt

Airflow

AWS

SAP

Job description

PACCAR is seeking a Purchasing Data Engineer to help translate purchasing and supply chain information into insights that drive incremental cost savings, with a specific focus on wiring harnesses. Based in Bellevue, WA, this onsite role partners across business and technical teams to build reliable data capabilities and analytics-ready solutions.

The role emphasizes maintaining data quality, building data tools, and delivering dashboards and analyses for leadership, with collaboration across