Supply Chain Manager Trainee - Fleet & Ops

J.B. Hunt; Joliet (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 63,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefit

Dental benefit

Vision benefit

401(k) retirement plan

Life insurance

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Paid time off

Job summary

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Joliet, IL, seeks a Manager Trainee to begin January 2027. Under supervision, you will learn to manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensure safe and timely freight movement, and become proficient with payroll, budgeting, and DOT compliance.

The role emphasizes developing relationships with drivers and carriers, coordinating loads, and supporting operational and financial reporting for various accounts while ensuring high customer service standards.

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.
• 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 (customer) systems.
• 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.
• 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.

Education

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

Job description

J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. in Joliet, IL, seeks a Manager Trainee to begin January 2027. Under supervision, you will learn to manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts, ensure safe and timely freight movement, and become proficient with payroll, budgeting, and DOT compliance.

The role emphasizes developing relationships with drivers and carriers, coordinating loads, and supporting operational and financial reporting for various accounts while ensuring high customer service standards.