Manager Trainee Spring 2027
The Manager Trainee role at Confidential Client is a full-time, on-site position focused on developing skills in managing small driver fleets and non-traditional shifts to ensure safe, timely freight movement and compliance with DOT regulations. The trainee will learn to optimize fleet operations, manage driver and customer relationships, handle administrative duties including payroll and financial reporting, and uphold the company's safety culture while supporting operational efficiency and customer satisfaction.
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 Management Trainee position is an operational training role focused on learning day-to-day fleet and account management in a logistics environment. As a Trainee you will learn to support and eventually manage a small driver team and non-traditional shifts (including nights and weekends), ensuring safe and timely movement of freight while maintaining DOT compliance and high customer service standards.
- Learn to build and maintain professional relationships with drivers and reliable outside carriers to support onboarding, reduce turnover, and maximize productivity
- Support load assignment, routing, and monitoring to help ensure on-time deliveries and proper handling of freight exceptions
- Assist with driver training, orientation, and ongoing coaching; help enforce safety and DOT-related policies
- Learn to perform administrative tasks including payroll assistance, invoicing support, P&L review, and basic operational reporting
- Participate in yard and equipment oversight, coordinating preventative maintenance and safety repairs with maintenance teams
- Support customer interactions and on-site engagement to deliver account-specific reporting and service improvements
- Fill in for absent personnel and work on special projects to optimize fleet operations and profitability
- Learn to measure and report key performance indicators and contribute recommendations for continuous improvement
Qualifications
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)
- Willingness to work across multiple shifts, including nights and weekends when required
- Willingness to travel to customer and company locations and to regionally relocate depending on account assignment
Preferred qualifications
- Prior experience supervising or managing a team (including intern leadership)
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to review P&L data and operational reports
- Ability to anticipate and resolve conflicts and operational issues
- Strong communication skills across multiple media and the ability to build healthy working relationships with customers, vendors, and peers
- Adaptability to changing operational environments and priorities
- Customer-service orientation and ability to meet or exceed team/driver expectations
This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.
Compensation & Benefits
- Estimated pay: $53,719 per year (estimated figure from source posting). Actual starting pay may vary based on skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications.
- Position may be eligible for annual bonus/incentives based on account profitability or volume, per company plans.
- Benefits for eligible full-time employees may include: medical, dental, vision, 401(k), life insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid time off (vacation/sick), up to six weeks paid maternity leave plus two weeks paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.
Additional details
- Industry: Logistics & Warehouse
- Employment type: Full-time (role may also be posted as contract/internship in some contexts)
- Location: San Antonio, TX — local candidates or those willing to relocate regionally are encouraged to apply
- Reasonable accommodations: Careertakes and our client will consider requests for reasonable accommodations to enable applicants with disabilities to participate in the hiring process and to perform the essential functions of the role.
- Confidentiality: Employer references in this posting have been replaced with "Confidential Client" to protect the client’s privacy during this third-party recruitment engagement.
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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