Management Trainee

Expeditors is a Fortune 500 global logistics company with over 19,000 professionals worldwide, focused on international trade and customized solutions. The Management Trainee role involves learning the company culture, completing training, understanding departmental operations and management processes, assisting managers with goals, and developing leadership skills. The company emphasizes internal promotion and employee development.

Must Have

• Participate in the Management Trainee Orientation meeting
• Complete the monthly recap and presentations
• Learn, understand and epitomize the Expeditors culture
• Set an example of excellence in every undertaking
• Fulfil full-time employee training requirements
• Complete relevant learning activities and training assigned
• Attend leadership sessions
• Complete relevant certifications
• Understand and assist with operations of each department
• Understand the management processes used within each department
• Understand and assist with the responsibilities and duties of the supervisors/managers of each department
• Understand and work with the operational and financial reporting used by each department
• Assist department managers in meeting productivity and expense to revenue goals within budget
• Learn how to supervise and mentor employees
• Develop interpersonal communication and management skills
• Complete projects as required for selected departments
• Attend all department, sales, branch, accounting and management meetings if needed
• Attend at least two product-specific sales or retention calls for each department
• Meet and finalize schedule with Department Manager and Supervisor to ensure all items on MT Checklist are learnt and understood
• Monthly meeting with Department Manager and DM to review time in Department
• Complete attachments in all assigned products and services following the Product/Service Checklist
• Identify and take note of operational inefficiencies to prepare for Improve It Projects
• Complete all trainings required for the completion of the MT program
• Perform tasks as requested by the District Manager

Good to Have

• Enthusiastic and committed to a long-term career at Expeditors
• Possess a “can do” attitude
• Good interpersonal skills and people focused
• Team player with leadership qualities
• Courage to face new challenges
• Open to considering relocation to another country based on business needs

Perks & Benefits

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Employee Referral Program Bonus

Company Description

We take care of our employees, and they take care of our customers!

Become a member of a global community! The international logistics industry is an integral piece of the global trade puzzle; we make the world go round. Global supply chain management is what we do, and at the heart of Expeditors you will find professionalism, leadership, and a friendly environment, all of which foster an innovative, customer service-based approach to logistics. Expeditors is a global logistics company headquartered in Seattle, Washington. As a Fortune 500 company, we employ over 19,000 trained professionals in a worldwide network of over 350+ locations across six continents. Expeditors satisfies the increasingly sophisticated needs of international trade through customized solutions and seamless, integrated information systems.

Our Mission

We recruit, train, and retain the very best logistics and technical experts the world over. We love to promote from within - more than 50 percent of our employees have been at Expeditors for five years or more. Our high retention rate is influenced by a unique compensation program for positions that are more than just jobs - they're chances to grow, do what you love and build a career with us!

Job Description

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Participate to the Management Trainee Orientation meeting.
• Complete the monthly recap and presentations.
• Learn, understand and epitomize the Expeditors culture.
• Set an example of excellence in every taking.
• Fulfil full time employee training requirements.
• Complete relevant learning activities and training assigned.
• Attend leadership sessions.
• Complete relevant certifications.
• Understand and assist with operations of each dept.
• Understand the management processes used within each dept.
• Understand and assist with the responsibilities and duties of the supervisors/managers of each dept.
• Understand and work with the operational and financial reporting used by each dept.
• Assist dept managers in meeting productivity and expense to revenue goals within budget.
• Learn how to supervise and mentor employees.
• Develop interpersonal communication and management skills.
• Complete projects as required for selected depts.
• Attend all dept, sales, branch, accounting and management meetings if needed.
• Attend at least two product specific sales or retention calls for each dept.

TASKS:

• Meet and finalise schedule with Department Manager and Supervisor to ensure all items on MT Checklist are learnt and understood whilst in the current Department.
• Monthly meeting with Department Manager and DM to review time in Department, including any Improve Opportunities.
• Complete attachments in all assigned products and services following the Product/Service Checklist (inclusive of additional DM items).
• Identify and take note of operational inefficiencies in order to prepare for the Improve It Projects. Where possible, work with respective product and service managers to implement quick win changes.
• Complete all trainings required for the completion of the MT program.
• In addition to this, to perform tasks as requested by the District Manager.

Qualifications

Desired Attributes

• Enthusiastic and committed to a long-term career at Expeditors
• Possess a “can do” attitude
• Good interpersonal skills and people focused
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively through oral and written English
• Team player with leadership qualities
• Courage to face new challenges
• Process-oriented with good analytical skills
• Open to considering relocation to another country based on business needs

Additional Information

Expeditors offers excellent benefits:

• Paid Vacation, Holiday, Sick Time
• Health Plan: Medical
• Life Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Training and Personnel Development Program
• Growth opportunities within the company
• Employee Referral Program Bonus