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 support efficient and profitable supply chain operations.
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
This is an entry-level management training role supporting day-to-day fleet and yard operations for a confidential client in the logistics & warehouse industry. You will be trained to lead a small driver count and/or non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensure safe and timely freight movement, and support compliance with DOT and company policies.
- Learn to build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and outside carriers to support onboarding, retention, and productivity.
- Assist with load assignment, routing, monitoring, and delivery management to provide safe, on-time service.
- Support driver coaching, counseling, and safety communications (daily messages, monthly briefings, quarterly training).
- Learn personnel management tasks including orientation, training, and support for internal and customer systems.
- Perform or support administrative duties: payroll, invoice processing, resolving pay issues, filing and documentation, and basic P&L/operational reporting.
- Assist with yard management: equipment inspections, coordinating maintenance and repairs, and ensuring preventative maintenance schedules are met.
- Help analyze performance metrics, recommend operational improvements, and prepare customer-specific reporting and financial analysis.
- Participate in on-call rotations as needed to resolve service issues, routing conflicts, mechanical problems, and other exceptions.
- Support DOT compliance and safety program enforcement.
Qualifications
Minimum requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Transportation/Logistics, Supply Chain, or related field OR High School Diploma/GED with at least 1 year of relevant experience (management, transportation/logistics, business administration, account management), or equivalent military experience.
- Willingness to work across multiple shifts (including nights and weekends) and to travel to customer/account locations as needed.
- Willingness to regionally relocate depending on account assignment.
- This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
Preferred
- Prior experience managing or supervising a team.
- Strong problem-solving and judgment skills; ability to analyze situations and make productive decisions.
- Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to establish and maintain working relationships with drivers, vendors, peers, and customers.
- Comfortable working in changing environments and on cross-functional projects.
- Experience with DOT compliance, fleet operations, or supply chain reporting is a plus.
Reasonable accommodations will be provided as required by law to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated pay: $58,267 per year (estimated).
- Expected schedule: 45 work hours per week (5 hours paid at overtime rate).
- May be eligible for annual bonus/incentives per company plans.
- Benefits for full-time employees typically include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short-term and long-term disability, paid time off (vacation/sick), parental leave, and paid holidays. Eligibility and plan details depend on role and tenure.
Additional Details
- Employment type: Full-time (training-to-lead position).
- Industry: Logistics & Warehouse.
- Job Opening ID (source): 00634961
- This role will involve routine interaction with drivers, customers, and internal teams and may require on-call work.
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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