Logistics Manager Trainee: Fleet & Operations

jbhunt; Cedar Rapids (IA); On-site; USD 65,000 - 86,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus

Incentives program

Job summary

JB Hunt in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Manager Trainee, January 2027, to learn management of a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe and timely movement of freight and excellent customer service.

Under supervision, you will handle DOT compliance, driver guidance, routing, and reporting, while coordinating with drivers, carriers, and internal teams to meet schedules and budgets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 1 year of related experience in management or logistics.
• Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations.
• Ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.
• Willingness to relocate regionally depending 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 training 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.
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements.

Skills

Team management

Conflict resolution

Analytical thinking

Adaptability

Relationship building

Customer service

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field

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

Job description

JB Hunt in Cedar Rapids, IA, is seeking a Manager Trainee, January 2027, to learn management of a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe and timely movement of freight and excellent customer service.

Under supervision, you will handle DOT compliance, driver guidance, routing, and reporting, while coordinating with drivers, carriers, and internal teams to meet schedules and budgets.