Manager Trainee

Job Title & Location

Manager Trainee – Supply Chain

United States of America, Ohio, Van Buren – Full time

Under general supervision, this position focuses on learning the management of a small driver count and/or non‑traditional shifts (including nights and weekends). Responsibilities include ensuring safe and timely freight movement, load assignment, compliance with DOT regulations, and providing best‑in‑class customer service.

• Build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and reliable outside carriers to ensure seamless carrier set‑up and minimize turnover.
• Fill in for absent personnel and complete special projects related to fleet optimization and profitability.
• Utilize personnel management skills, including training and orientation of drivers and employees, both internally and with third‑party (customer) systems.
• Maximize fleet efficiency and profitability, making recommendations for continuous improvement, measuring KPIs, and creating, maintaining, and presenting customer‑specific reporting and financial analysis.
• Manage inventory, assets, customer pools, and driver assignments to balance equipment in market.
• Perform administrative duties such as payroll, Net‑Revenue budget management, driver counseling, accident reviews, filing, pay issue resolution, P&L analysis, invoicing, and operational or financial reporting.
• Manage the yard: inspect equipment, replace parts (e.g., mud flaps), schedule preventive maintenance, and coordinate repairs.
• Resolve service, routing, mechanical, and accessorial pay issues with drivers, customers, and company personnel on a daily basis and when on call.
• Maintain the company’s safety culture, including daily driver safety messages, monthly safety briefings, quarterly training, annual reviews, and enforcement of DOT compliance.
• Assign loads, plan routes, and monitor freight movement to provide safe, on‑time service, manage exceptions, and adjust driver ETA as needed.

• Minimum:
  High School Diploma/GED and up to 4 years of equivalent education, experience, and training; or enrolled and working toward a degree program with up to 2 years of equivalent experience; or Bachelor’s degree with ability to work cross‑shift (including nights/weekends).
• Preferred:
  Bachelor’s degree plus 1 year of relevant experience or equivalent education, experience, and training.
• Travel is required to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
• Skills and Abilities:
  
  Conflict recognition and resolution, analytical decision making, adaptability, relationship building with clients, vendors, and peers, client/driver service excellence, effective communication, and problem resolution.

Starting pay range: $43,800.00 – $65,700.00. Additional factors such as skills, education, experience, geography, and qualifications influence the starting salary.

Eligibility for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes, per company plans.

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Life insurance.
• Short‑term and long‑term disability coverage.
• Paid time off (vacation and sick time) commensurate with tenure.
• Six weeks of paid maternity leave and two weeks of paid parental leave.
• Six paid holidays annually.

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.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Job Opening :  – Manager Trainee (Open)

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