Manager Trainee - January 2026
The Manager Trainee role at Confidential Client involves learning to manage a small fleet of drivers and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe and timely freight movement while maintaining compliance with DOT regulations. The position focuses on developing skills in driver and fleet management, customer service, operational efficiency, and safety culture, with responsibilities spanning load planning, financial analysis, and team leadership in a dynamic supply chain environment.
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Position Overview
Confidential Client is hiring a Manager Trainee (January 2026 start) to learn day-to-day management of a small driver group and/or non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends). This training role focuses on fleet operations, DOT compliance, load assignment, and customer service. The role includes hands-on training in safety, routing, reporting, and administrative operations to prepare you for frontline management in a logistics environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Learn to build and maintain positive professional relationships with drivers and outside carriers to support new carrier onboarding and reduce turnover
- Support fleet operations by filling in for absent personnel and contributing to projects that improve operational efficiency and profitability
- Assist with personnel management tasks, including driver orientation, training, and support for customer/internal systems
- Learn to monitor and improve key performance indicators and support customer-specific reporting and financial analysis
- Support inventory, asset, and driver assignment activities to balance equipment and resources across accounts
- Perform administrative duties under supervision (payroll support, budget tracking, driver counseling documentation, incident reviews, invoicing, and reporting)
- Assist with yard management tasks, basic equipment checks, coordinating maintenance, and ensuring safety repairs are completed
- Help resolve service, routing, and mechanical issues as they arise and provide on-call support when required
- Support and reinforce the Company’s safety culture (daily safety messages, briefings, training, reviews) and help enforce company and DOT safety requirements
- Learn to assign loads, plan routing, and monitor freight movement to deliver safe, on-time service and handle freight exceptions
Qualifications
Minimum
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field OR High School Diploma/GED plus 1 year relevant experience (management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management), or equivalent military experience
- Willingness to travel to account, customer, and company locations when needed
- Ability to work multiple shifts including nights and weekends as required
- Willingness to regionally relocate depending on account assignment
Preferred
- Prior experience managing a team
- Strong conflict-resolution and decision-making skills
- Ability to analyze situations and make informed recommendations
- Adaptability to changing environments and priorities
- Strong communication skills and ability to build productive working relationships
- Problem-solving mindset focused on operational and process improvements
Shift & Employment Type
- Typical shift: Monday–Friday, 08:00–16:00 (may vary by account)
- Employment types indicated for this role: Full time / Contractor / Internship (as applicable by assignment)
- This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated annual pay (source): $53,932 per year (estimated). Actual starting pay may vary based on skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications.
- May be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes, where applicable.
- Benefits for eligible full-time employees may include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid time off (vacation and sick leave), paid parental leave, and paid holidays. Benefit eligibility subject to plan rules and applicable waiting periods.
Other Details
- Industry: Logistics & Warehouse
- Work experience: Entry-level management / Transportation & Logistics
- Education: High school / GED required; degree in related field preferred
- Reasonable accommodations are available to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
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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