Logistics Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Paid maternity leave

Paid parental leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Manager Trainee starting January 2027.

The role is full-time in Supply Chain, focusing on learning to manage a small driver count, non-traditional shifts, and compliance with DOT regulations while ensuring timely, safe freight movement. Responsibilities include carrier setup, scheduling, driver training, performance reporting, and collaboration with drivers, customers, and internal teams to optimize operations and profitability.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field OR High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or related field, and/or equivalent military experience.
• Willingness 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.

Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and safe, reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless new carrier set-up, minimize turnover, and maximize ongoing productivity.
• Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving 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 presenting customer reporting and financial analysis at customer locations.
• Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
• Learn to perform administrative duties such as payroll, Net-Revenue budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, invoicing and reporting.
• Learn to manage yard operations, equipment checks, repairs, and coordinate with maintenance for preventative services.
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and planning, and other on-call scenarios.
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture with driver safety messages, trainings, and DOT compliance.
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to meet customer requirements including ETAs and exceptions.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Management

Bachelor's: Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's: Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Manager Trainee starting January 2027.

The role is full-time in Supply Chain, focusing on learning to manage a small driver count, non-traditional shifts, and compliance with DOT regulations while ensuring timely, safe freight movement. Responsibilities include carrier setup, scheduling, driver training, performance reporting, and collaboration with drivers, customers, and internal teams to optimize operations and profitability.