Early Career Rotational Leadership Development Program - Capacity Operations

CRST The Transportation Solution • Cedar Rapids, IA

4d • Onsite

About The Position

CRST’s Capacity Solutions LEAD Program is an onsite, early-career rotational leadership development program based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. It is designed for high-potential professionals interested in learning how a transportation business operates and building commercial, operational, and leadership skills. Participants gain hands-on experience across freight brokerage, carrier capacity, customer relationships, sales, pricing, and analytics, with increasing responsibility as they progress.

The program develops understanding of both the commercial and operational sides of freight brokerage. Participants learn how Capacity Solutions earns revenue, how customer and carrier relationships support business results, and how data and disciplined execution influence performance. They work on real business challenges with experienced leaders and receive mentorship, leadership exposure, and ongoing professional development. Successful participants may be positioned for future opportunities in sales, brokerage operations, account management, carrier capacity, commercial strategy, or people leadership, based on performance, strengths, and business needs.

CRST describes its core values as safety, integrity, and commitment to the success of employees, customers, agents, contractors, and communities. The company is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits unlawful discrimination based on protected characteristics.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated leadership, accountability, or increasing responsibility through work, internships, athletics, campus involvement, or other experiences.
• Interest in sales, freight brokerage, transportation, logistics, and business operations.
• Comfort working toward goals and using metrics to measure performance.
• Ability to work onsite in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
• Resilience, curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn.

Nice To Haves

• Sales, business development, recruiting, fundraising, account management, or customer service experience.
• Internship or work experience in logistics, operations, supply chain, retail, or hospitality.
• Leadership experience through work, athletics, student organizations, or campus activities.
• Exposure to pricing, financial analysis, data analytics, or Excel.
• Experience working while completing a degree.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Logistics, Management, Finance, Data Analytics, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Build experience across brokerage operations, carrier capacity, sales, customer management, pricing, and analytics.
• Develop relationships with customers and carriers and learn what drives successful partnerships.
• Support sales and business development activities, including prospecting, outreach, and relationship building.
• Use data and reporting to evaluate performance, identify opportunities, and support business decisions.
• Learn how pricing, margins, service, and capacity decisions affect profitability.
• Track goals and key performance indicators to understand individual and business performance.
• Partner across teams to solve customer and operational challenges.
• Take on projects and assignments with increasing responsibility as the program progresses.
• Build communication, decision-making, and people-leadership skills through hands-on experience and mentorship.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Retirement savings.
• Paid time off.
• Other company-sponsored programs.
• Hands-on rotations, leadership exposure, mentorship, and ongoing professional development.
• Competitive compensation package; additional details discussed with qualified candidates during the interview process.
• Future relocation may be considered based on rotation, career progression, and business needs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level