About Careertakes

👉 Important disclosure: Careertakes is a third-party recruiting platform supporting this hiring process. If selected, you will be employed directly by our client, Logistics & Warehouse.

Applicants for this role may also receive access to additional matched opportunities through the Careertakes platform.

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What You’ll Do

Confidential Client is seeking a Manager Trainee to learn and support day-to-day fleet and account operations. This is a hands-on, fast-paced training role designed to develop future frontline managers who will ensure safe, on-time freight movement and excellent customer service.

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Key Responsibilities

• Learn to build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and outside carriers to ensure new carrier setup, reduce turnover, and maintain productivity.
• Assist with load assignment, routing, monitoring, and delivery to meet customer requirements and on-time performance.
• Learn DOT and company compliance requirements and support driver safety and regulatory adherence.
• Support personnel management activities including onboarding, training, orientation, and coaching of drivers or other staff.
• Support administrative duties such as payroll assistance, documentation, accident reviews, resolving pay issues, and basic financial reporting.
• Gain experience managing yard operations including equipment checks, minor repairs coordination, and preventative maintenance scheduling.
• Support customer-facing activities including on-site interactions, issue resolution, and presenting customer-specific operational reporting.
• Assist with analyzing performance metrics (KPIs) and recommending continuous improvement actions.
• Fill in for absent personnel and support special projects focused on operational efficiency and profitability.
• Participate in on-call rotations and work across non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends) as needed.

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Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field; OR High School Diploma/GED with 1 year of relevant experience (management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management) or equivalent military experience.
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including nights and weekends when required.
• Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company event locations when applicable.
• Willingness to regionally relocate depending on account assignment.
• This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

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Preferred Qualifications

• Experience managing a team or supervising staff.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills; ability to analyze situations and make productive decisions.
• Ability to adapt to changing environments and manage competing priorities.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to build strong working relationships with drivers, customers, and peers.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; ability to present operational and financial information.
• Prior exposure to DOT compliance, route planning, or supply chain operations is a plus.

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Compensation & Benefits

• Estimated base pay: $66,283 per year (estimated). Compensation may vary based on skills, experience, geography, and qualifications.
• May be eligible for annual bonus and incentive programs based on profitability or volume in accordance with applicable plans.
• Benefits for full-time employees may include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off (vacation and sick time), up to six weeks paid maternity leave plus parental leave, and six paid holidays annually. Benefit eligibility is subject to client policies and applicable law.

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Additional Information

• Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.
• The role provides a clear pathway to operational management positions for high performers.
• Applicants should be prepared for a mix of office, yard, and customer-site work; some travel and occasional after-hours work may be required.

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Equal Opportunity & Hiring Transparency

Careertakes and our client are Equal Opportunity Employers committed to building a diverse and inclusive workforce. We prohibit discrimination or harassment of any kind. To support a fair and efficient hiring process, AI tools may be used to assist with application review or resume screening. These tools do not replace human decision-making. Final hiring decisions are made by people.

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