Manager Trainee

J.B. Hunt; Hattiesburg (MS); On-site; USD 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Manager Trainee to embark on an exciting journey in supply chain management. This role offers a unique opportunity to learn the intricacies of managing driver operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, and providing exceptional customer service. You will gain hands-on experience in optimizing fleet operations, resolving service issues, and building professional relationships with drivers and carriers. The company fosters a supportive environment for growth, offering comprehensive training and a chance to make a significant impact in logistics. If you're ready to take on challenges and grow your career, this position is perfect for you.

Benefits

Medical Benefits

Dental Benefits

Vision Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

Life Insurance

Short-term Disability Coverage

Long-term Disability Coverage

Paid Time Off

Paid Maternity Leave

Paid Parental Leave

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED required; Bachelor's preferred with relevant experience.
• Ability to work flexible shifts including nights and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Learn to manage driver relationships and ensure compliance with regulations.
• Assist with fleet operations, including training and administrative duties.
• Resolve service issues and maintain safety culture within the company.

Skills

Conflict Resolution

Analytical Skills

Adaptability

Relationship Management

Customer Service

Effective Communication

Problem Solving

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Bachelor’s Degree

Job description

Job Title:

Manager Trainee

Department:

Supply Chain

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Mississippi

City:

Hattiesburg

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Job Summary:

Under general supervision, this position is responsible for learning the management of small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely service movement of freight, load assignment and providing best in class customer service. This position will be trained to ensure compliance with DOT regulations. They are responsible for all drivers compliance and company regulations while working with internal and external contacts to ensure the accurate planning, routing, monitoring, and delivery of freight and loads.

Shift: Flexibility Is Required

MUST be open to relocation after training

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities:

1. 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.
2. Fill in for absent or unavailable personnel and on special projects related to optimizing fleet operations and achieving profitability.
3. Learn to utilize personnel management including training and orientation of drivers and/or employees including the training and assistance with internal and third party (customer) systems.
4. Become proficient in maximizing efficiency of fleet operations and profitability and making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring key performance indicators, and creating, maintaining and presenting customer specific reporting and financial analysis through face-to-face interactions at customer location.
5. Gain knowledge on how to manage inventory, assets, customer pools and/or assignment of drivers to balance equipment in market.
6. Learn to perform administrative duties such as payroll, management of the Net-Revenue budget, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing and documenting, resolving pay issues, analyzing P&L statements, invoicing and/or creating operational or financial reports.
7. Learn to manage yard including checking/inspecting equipment, replacing parts (like mud flaps), completing repairs, etc., and coordinating with maintenance to ensure all regular preventative maintenance services are scheduled on time and all safety related mechanical issues are fixed for account equipment (as required).
8. Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and/or planning, mechanical problems, accessorial pay related issues, etc., as they occur throughout the day and, where necessary, when on call.
9. Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture to include daily driver safety messages, monthly driver safety briefings, quarterly driver training, annual reviews, and enforce company policies to ensure DOT compliance and company safety requirements are being met.
10. Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on-time service and meet customer requirements, including managing freight exceptions and driver ETA adjustments based on pick-up and delivery schedules, and other environmental factors on the road.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualification:

High School Diploma/GED with up to 4 years of equivalent education, experience and training AND/currently enrolled and working towards degree program(s) with up to 2 years or equivalent education, experience and training AND/OR Bachelor’s degree with ability to work across multiple shifts including nights and/or weekends if needed.

Preferred Qualification:

Bachelor’s plus 1 year of or equivalent education, experience and training.

Skills & Abilities:

1. Anticipate, recognize, and deal effectively with existing or potential conflicts at the individual, group, or situation level.
2. Ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
3. Ability to adapt to changing environments.
4. Establish and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers.
5. Ability to meet or exceed team/driver needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner.
6. Effective communication skills.
7. Ability to recognize, anticipate, and resolve organizational, operational or process problem.

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education:

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Business Communications, GED (Required), High School (Required)

Work Experience:

Management-Entry Level, Transportation/Logistics

Job Opening ID:

00584319 Manager Trainee (Open)

_“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this_ _classification._ _It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job._

_To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”_

_J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law._