Logistics Manager in Training

jbhunt; Hurlock (MD); On-site; USD 46,000 - 58,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Maryland is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn the management of a small driver count, including nights and weekends, ensuring safe and timely freight movement and top-notch customer service.

You will be trained to ensure DOT compliance, oversee driver coordination, payroll, budgeting, and reporting while advancing through fleet operations and safety programs in a full-time capacity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field.
• Willing to travel to account, customer, and company locations when applicable.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.
• Willingness to regionally relocate dependent on account assignment.

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier set-up.
• 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 the training and assistance with internal and third party systems.
• Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring KPIs, and creating customer reporting and financial analysis.
• Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
• Learn to perform administrative duties such as payroll, budget management, driver counseling, and invoicing.
• Learn to manage yard operations, preventive maintenance, and safety-related issues for account equipment.
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues and plan routes.
• Maintain the Company's safety culture with daily safety messages, trainings, and DOT compliance.
• Assign loads and plan routes to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements.

Skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Analytical decisions

Adaptability

Relationship building

Customer service

Communication

Education

Business Administration/Management

Supply Chain Management

Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Maryland is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn the management of a small driver count, including nights and weekends, ensuring safe and timely freight movement and top-notch customer service.

You will be trained to ensure DOT compliance, oversee driver coordination, payroll, budgeting, and reporting while advancing through fleet operations and safety programs in a full-time capacity.