Logistics Leadership Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.; Indianapolis (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks a Manager Trainee to learn driver management and non-traditional shifts. You will support safe freight movement, load assignment, and customer service while aligning with DOT regulations.

The role covers training in personnel management, fleet optimization, budgeting, and reporting, with opportunities to advance within a large logistics network.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field or 1 year of management/transportation/logistics/business administration/account management experience, or equivalent military experience.
• Willing to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.
• Willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment.
• Experience managing a team.

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier setup and productivity.
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and profitability.
• Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including training and assistance with internal and third party systems.
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and creating, maintaining and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis.
• Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
• Learn administrative duties such as payroll, management of Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, invoicing and reporting.
• Learn to manage yard operations, maintenance coordination, and safety compliance for account equipment.
• Work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues and planning needs.
• Maintain the Company's safety culture with driver safety messages and training and enforce DOT compliance.
• Assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to meet customer requirements and schedules.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Customer service

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's in Business Administration/Management

Bachelor's in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's in Transportation Logistics

GED

High School Diploma

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc. in Indianapolis seeks a Manager Trainee to learn driver management and non-traditional shifts. You will support safe freight movement, load assignment, and customer service while aligning with DOT regulations.

The role covers training in personnel management, fleet optimization, budgeting, and reporting, with opportunities to advance within a large logistics network.