Supply Chain Manager in Training

J.B. Hunt; Cranbury Township (NJ); On-site; USD 52,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term and long-term disability

Paid time off

Maternity leave

Paid holidays

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Manager Trainee in New Jersey to learn and manage a small driver count, including overnight and weekend shifts, ensuring safe and timely freight movement and top-tier customer service.

The program trains you to comply with DOT regulations and oversee driver compliance while coordinating with internal and external contacts. The role emphasizes relationship building with drivers and carriers, on-the-job training, and professional development across fleet

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
• 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

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
• 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, 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
• Learn to manage yard including equipment inspection, maintenance coordination and repairs to ensure scheduled maintenance and safety issues are fixed
• Learn to work with drivers, customers, and company personnel to resolve service issues, routing and planning, mechanical problems, and related pay issues
• Learn to maintain the Company's safety culture with daily driver safety messages and trainings
• Learn to assign loads and plan, route, and monitor freight movement to meet customer requirements and optimize performance

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration

Bachelor's degree in Management

Bachelor's degree in Supply Chain Management

Bachelor's degree in Transportation Logistics

GED (Required)

High School (Required)

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is seeking a Manager Trainee in New Jersey to learn and manage a small driver count, including overnight and weekend shifts, ensuring safe and timely freight movement and top-tier customer service.

The program trains you to comply with DOT regulations and oversee driver compliance while coordinating with internal and external contacts. The role emphasizes relationship building with drivers and carriers, on-the-job training, and professional development across fleet