Leadership Trainee

JX Truck Center • Addison Township, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Leadership Trainee Program is a comprehensive two-year training program designed to develop future leaders at JX Enterprises, primarily for dealership operations. Participants gain experience, skills, and tools to lead and solve client business and transportation challenges using JX’s value-added solutions. The position is located in Elmhurst, Illinois, and follows a Monday–Friday, 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m. schedule.

The program has three phases: a three-month dealership rotation introducing day-to-day operations and customer engagement in Parts and Service; 15 months of business and enterprise learning through hands-on customer-facing and sales-support roles, job shadowing, and management tasks; and six months applying operational and leadership skills to improve efficiency and support multiple business divisions. Six months before program completion, JX works with the trainee to identify a permanent role aligned with their skills and business needs, potentially at any of its 25 locations. Successful completion of the training, presentations, and core competencies leads to promotion to an Operations position, with further development on the fixed-operations side in preparation for possible future management roles.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or associate degree preferred in business, marketing, transportation, engineering, or a related field.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing, over the phone, and in person.
• Comfortable soliciting new business and meeting new people.
• Disciplined, with good organizational and time-management skills.
• Able to work with minimal supervision.
• Ability to travel up to 25%, including overnight stays within the multi-state service territory.
• Valid driver’s license required.
• Dependable and reliable attendance required.
• Intermediate computer skills.

Nice To Haves

• Intermediate experience with CRM systems and Google Drive.
• Commercial driver’s license (CDL), or the ability and willingness to obtain one.
• Bachelor’s or associate degree in business, marketing, transportation, engineering, or a related field.

Responsibilities

• Complete the established dealership rotation, business and enterprise learning, and prospecting phases within the stated 1.25- to 2.5-year timeline.
• Develop core business competencies, including presentations, customer service, communication, prospecting and selling, needs analysis, closing, and solutioning.
• Learn day-to-day operations and customer engagement protocols in the Parts and Service departments.
• Take on foundational roles such as Parts Counter, Service Counter, or Regional Coordinator, and shadow Sales and Operations experts to learn enterprise software and customer management.
• Under mentor and Business Development management team direction, identify potential customers, generate cross-departmental leads, and improve data integrity in company systems.
• Work with service and parts teams to make customer calls and increase JX market penetration.
• Perform additional duties and projects as needed.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package designed to support employees’ health, financial future, and overall well-being.
• Employee-driven JX Gives Back Family Foundation supporting local communities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed