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Job Title:

Regional Equipment Manager I

Department:

Supply Chain

Country:

United States of America

State/Province:

Arkansas

City:

Lowell

Full/Part Time:

Full time

Job Summary:

Under routine supervision, the Regional Equipment Manager is the liaison between Customer Experience and Operations. The incumbent will maintain and monitor equipment pools to manage available capacity and ensure service excellence. The incumbent will analyze trailing equipment needs to ensure utilization of company and non-company assets are met for all parties involved. This position is generally assigned smaller and/or less complex market areas and will receive guidance from senior team members as needed.

Job Description:

Key Responsibilities: • Monitor equipment and capacity allocated to customers and investigate instances of noncompliance • Manage available capacity to match freight volume • Understand the customers in assigned markets and their flexibility/service requirements to prioritize service based on customer requirement, profitability, and visibility • Act as point of contact with internal teams, such as Sales, Customer Experience, Operations, Pricing, and Maintenance regarding potential new business, efficient operations of existing sites, and smooth onboarding of newly awarded sites • Maintain and monitor equipment pools for both J.B. Hunt and/or non-company equipment; ensure trailer and/or container pool utilization through various internal and external systems • Gain understanding of supply and demand trends to identify impacts to the network balance; prepare plans to stabilize equipment within assigned market area(s) • Promote trailing equipment velocity through investigating lost, misused, downed, and inactive equipment to get assets back into circulation with an emphasis on loaded inactives to reduce potential claims; coordinate with internal teams to expedite repairs on downed equipment • Reduce driver detention time at facilities by engaging with field operations to locate available equipment • Maintain system geofences to ensure increased visibility to company training equipment; research and resolve units with location discrepancies

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications: High School Diploma/GED with 1-2 years of experience in the Transportation/Logistics industry, or related field, or military equivalent, or suitable combination of education, experience, and training

Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree with 1-2 years of experience in the Transportation/Logistics industry, or related field, or military equivalent

Ability to focus activities on developing and maintaining positive customer relationships

Proven experience in establishing and maintain healthy working relationships with clients, vendors, and peers

Experience in fostering strong customer relationships via delivery on commitments, open communication, and on-going feedback/improvement

Ability to measure the quality and quantity of work effort for the purpose of improvement

Ability to meet or exceed customer needs and expectations and provide excellent service in a direct or indirect manner

Ability to process information with high levels of accuracy

Ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors

Accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment

Previous Truckload internship experience at J.B. Hunt preferred

This position is not eligible for employment-based sponsorship.

Compensation:

Factors which may affect starting pay within this range may include skills, education, experience, geography, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position may be eligible for annual bonus and incentives based on profitability or volumes in accordance with the terms of the Company’s bonus and incentive plans, as applicable and in effect from time to time.

Benefits:

The Company offers the following benefits for full-time positions, subject to applicable eligibility requirements, as may be in effect from time to time: medical benefit, dental benefit, vision benefit, 401(k) retirement plan, life insurance, short-term and long-term disability coverage, paid time off commensurate with tenure (includes vacation and sick time), six weeks of paid maternity leave along with two weeks of paid parental leave, and six paid holidays annually.

Education:

Bachelors: Business Administration/Management, Bachelors: Business Communications, GED (Required), High School (Required)

Work Experience:

Transportation/Logistics

Certifications:

Job Opening ID:

00597116 Regional Equipment Manager I (Open)

_“This job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this_** **_classification._** **_It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job._

_To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.”_

_J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is committed to basing employment decisions on the principles of equal employment opportunity without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, persons with disabilities, protected veterans or other bases by applicable law._

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