Manager Trainee
The Manager Trainee at Confidential Client is responsible for learning to manage a small fleet of drivers and non-traditional shifts, ensuring safe and timely freight movement while maintaining compliance with DOT regulations. This role involves developing skills in driver and fleet management, customer service, operational and financial reporting, and safety enforcement to optimize fleet operations and profitability.
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.
What You’ll Do
As a Manager Trainee with Confidential Client in the Logistics & Warehouse industry, you will receive structured training to learn fleet and driver management, DOT compliance, and day-to-day operations. You will work with supervisors, drivers, customers, and outside carriers to ensure safe, on-time freight movement while developing the skills to run a profitable account.
- Learn to manage a small driver count and non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends).
- Support safe, timely movement of freight through load assignment, routing, monitoring, and ETA management.
- Be trained on DOT and company compliance requirements and help enforce safety policies.
- Build and maintain strong working relationships with drivers, third‑party carriers, and customers to support onboarding, lower turnover, and improve productivity.
- Fill in for absent personnel and support special projects that optimize fleet operations and profitability.
- Assist with personnel management tasks: onboarding/training, driver counseling, and performance tracking.
- Learn administrative duties: payroll support, invoicing, P&L review, resolving pay issues, and creating operational/financial reports.
- Assist with yard management: equipment inspections, coordinating maintenance, and handling minor repairs.
- Help create and present customer-specific reporting, KPI analysis, and recommendations for continuous improvement.
- Respond to service issues (routing, mechanical, accessorial pay) and support on-call coverage as required.
Qualifications
Minimum qualifications — candidates must meet one of the following:
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or a related field; OR
- High School diploma/GED plus at least 1 year of relevant experience in management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management, or equivalent military experience.
Required:
- Willingness to travel to customer and account locations when applicable.
- Ability to work across multiple shifts, including nights and weekends, when needed.
- Willingness to regionally relocate depending on account assignment.
Preferred:
- Experience managing a team or supervising others.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills.
- Ability to analyze performance data and make recommended improvements.
- Excellent communication skills and ability to build professional relationships with drivers, customers, and peers.
- Flexibility and adaptability in a changing operational environment.
This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated base pay: $58,836 per year (estimated).
- May be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with applicable plans.
- Typical benefits for full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid time off (based on tenure), up to six weeks paid maternity leave plus parental leave, and paid holidays — subject to eligibility and employer policies.
Additional details
- Employment type: Full-time (position may also be posted as internship/trainee in some locations).
- Industry: Logistics & Warehouse.
- Work environment: Field-based/operations; may require on-call hours and regional relocation depending on account assignment.
- Confidential Client is committed to reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants with disabilities.
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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