Careers in Logistics

By Willy Franzen

Looking for an entry level job or internship in logistics? Here's an overview of how to approach the search and a list of companies that might have entry level and internship opportunities that will interest you.

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Logistics manages the flow of goods from supplier to consumer. This can mean delivering a package to you or delivering raw products to a manufacturer to be made into a finished product.

Because logistics is part of every industry, you could work in any industry. The logistics business is fast-paced because of the need to stay on schedule, and working overtime when a problem arises to make sure everything stays on schedule isn’t uncommon.

While you can get started in some logistics positions without a bachelor’s degree, having a degree and some business training will help. You should also have good critical thinking skills, be able to work in a fast-paced environment, and be able to keep calm when things don’t go right.

Companies with Entry Level Jobs and Internships in Logistics

Steven Alan - Steven Alan is a New York, NY based fashion designer and retailer that offers a "unique brand of casual, smart, self-assured essentials for both men and women."

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Professor	Pittsburgh, PA
Junior Designer	New York, NY
Public Relations Intern	New York, NY
Assistant Visual Merchandiser	New York, NY
Analytical Chemist - High Point, NC	High Point, NC

See all 10 job postings

Shopatron - Shopatron is a San Luis Obispo, CA based company that offers a “retail-integrated eCommerce solution for branded manufacturers, distributors and retailers.”

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Job Title	Location
Project Manager	San Luis Obispo, CA
Online Marketing Specialist	San Luis Obispo, CA
Market Researcher	San Luis Obispo, CA
Market Research Intern	San Luis Obispo, CA
Marketplace Specialist	Northbrook, IL

See all 22 job postings

J. Crew - J. Crew is a New York, NY based apparel retailer that started with a catalog in 1983 and is known for its preppiness, but that may be changing.

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Job Title	Location
Restaurant Team Member Crew	Columbus, OH
Software Developer	Fort Worth, TX
Human Resources Manager - Customer Contact Center	Lynchburg, VA
Loss Prevention Associate - Weekend Shift	Lynchburg, VA
Loss Prevention Supervisor - 2nd Shift	Lynchburg, VA

See all 985 job postings

The WEBstaurant Store - The WEBstaurant Store is a Lancaster, PA based company that offers an “innovative, easy-to-use website to meet the purchasing needs of food service professionals."

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Job Title	Location
Photo Processing Internship	Lititz, PA
Logistics Internship	Lititz, PA
Invoicing Specialist	Lititz, PA
Operations Internship	Lancaster, PA
Claims Coordinator	Lititz, PA

See all 30 job postings

Postmates - Postmates is a San Francisco, CA based company that offers “a revolutionary same day urban logistics & delivery platform."

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Job Title	Location
Operations Manager	New York, NY
Software Engineer: Android	Seattle, WA
Software Engineer	San Francisco, CA
Customer Service/Dispatch	San Francisco, CA

See all 4 job postings

Quiet Logistics - Quiet Logisitcs is an Andover, MA based “pick-pack-ship operation that uses a mix of technology and branded packaging to complete the eCommerce experience.”

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Job Title	Location
Marketing Coordinator Needed for Electronics Company	Dayton, NJ
Researcher I, II	Anchorage, AK
Project Course Assistant	Bolling AFB, DC
Planner, Global Inventory - ALCI North	Everett, WA
Strategic Buyer	Sulphur Springs, TX

See all 44 job postings

Twice - Twice is a San Francisco, CA based company that buys and sells “high-quality, affordable secondhand clothes online.

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Job Title	Location
Sr. User Experience Researcher	Chicago, IL
Senior Generative Researcher	Chicago, IL
Editor	Durango, CO
Principal Taxonomy Researcher	Chicago, IL
User Experience Researcher	Chicago, IL

See all 8,423 job postings

The J.M. Smucker Company - The J.M. Smucker Company is based in Orrville, OH, and they market and manufacture all kinds of food products in addition to their fruit preserves.

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Job Title	Location
Administrative Assistant, Supply Chain	Cleveland, OH
Senior Analyst, Inventory Planning	New Orleans, LA
Administrative Assistant, Cincinnati Manufacturing	Cincinnati, OH
Administrative Assistant, Supply Chain	Akron, OH
Category Development Analyst - Target	Edina, MN

See all 99 job postings

Royal Caribbean Cruises - Cruise lines are fascinating business, which is why you should consider a job with the world's second biggest cruise company, Royal Caribbean Cruises.

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Job Title	Location
2013 Summer Internship Program	Miami, FL
2013 Summer Internship Program	Miami, FL
Product Marketing Lead	Miami, FL
Assistant Maitre’D	United States
Data Control Specialist	Miami, FL

See all 201 job postings

Outward Bound - Outward Bound is "a non-profit educational organization and expedition school" with wonderful career opportunities for new and recent grads.

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Job Title	Location
MCC*Corps (Education focus-Outward Bound Omaha)	Nebraska
Mailroom Clerk View	Kansas City, KS
Mailroom Clerk	Kansas City, KS
Director of Development - Two Rivers Public Charter School	Washington, DC
Territory Account Executive	San Francisco, CA

See all 23 job postings

Smith Optics - If you love the outdoors and think that protecting your eyes is of utmost importance, then Smith Optics might just be the place for you.

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Job Title	Location
HR Assistant	Greenville, SC
US\|Field Technician\|Field Technician III	Austin, TX
Department Head, Associate or Full Professor	Bozeman, MT
Blank Template	Ketchum, ID
Embedded Systems Engineer, Networking, TCP/IP, C++	Burbank, CA

See all 6 job postings

Mimeo.com - Mimeo.com's online printing business keeps growing, so they keep hiring. They have a ton of job opportunities for new and recent grads.

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Job Title	Location
HR Generalist/Office Manager	Newark, NJ
Production Intern	Arlington, VA
Director of Account Management and Business Development	New York, NY
Account Executive	New York, NY
Software Test Engineer	New York, NY

See all 9 job postings

Trunk Club - If you like what Trunk Club is doing for men's fashion, then you should check out their Jobs page for some really cool opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Product Designer	Chicago, IL
Part Time Detailer/Service Agent - Summersville	Summersville, WV
Sales Representative (Style Expert)	Chicago, IL
Field Service Associate	Chicago, IL
Delivery Rep	Sunnyvale, CA

See all 25 job postings

Central Intelligence Agency - Today is a good day to be an American and a good day to think about career opportunities with the CIA that will allow you to serve your country.

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Job Title	Location
15W UAV Operator	Pineville, LA
Strategic Account Manager - End Users, Central US	New Holland, PA
Competitive & Market Intelligence Intern	Washington, DC
Manager Product Marketing	Norway, ME
NCS Language Officer	Washington, DC

See all 456 job postings

Jaguar Land Rover - Jaguar doesn’t offer much information about their company or their careers on their website, but there is a bit of info on U.S. opportunities.

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Job Title	Location
Land Rover Service Technician	Washington, DC
Sales Representative	New York, NY
Highline/ Experienced Technician	Mobile, AL
Automotive Wholesale Parts Performance Coach	New York, NY
Legal Administrative Assistant	Mahwah, NJ

See all 97 job postings

Russell Stover - I have to admit that Russell Stover doesn't always do it for me at Easter time, but working for them would still be a delicious opportunity.

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Job Title	Location
Retail Job Fair	Shawnee, KS
Specialty Retail Store Manager-	Kansas City, KS
Store Manager-Retail	Harrisonville, MO
Retail Store Manager	Dundee, MI
FT Sales Representative- UT/WY	Ogden, UT

See all 32 job postings

Jawbone -

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Product Manager	Charlotte, NC
FISH/WILDLIFE TECHNICIAN	West Palm Beach, FL
BIOLOGICAL TECHNICIANS	Palm Beach County, FL
Research Director	San Francisco, CA
Sr. Buyer - Packaging and Lifestyle NPI	San Francisco, CA

See all 81 job postings

Coyote Logistics - If you want to be part of Coyote Logistics and their continued growth (and eventual move downtown to become urban coyotes), check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Fall 2013 Internship	Chicago, IL
Digital Marketing Manager	Chicago, IL
Driver Services Representative	Alpharetta, GA
Benefits Specialist	Chicago, IL
Senior Customer Service Manager	Alexandria, VA

See all 10 job postings

One Kings Lane - One Kings Lane increased sales 500% from 2009 to 2010, and it looks like that growth is continuing--just look at their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Business to Business Sales	Jefferson, CO
Home Based Telemarketing	Phoenix, AZ
Merchandise Planner NY	New York, NY
Merchandise Planner LA	California
Design Director	New York, NY

See all 56 job postings

Ocean Spray - Ocean Spray is all about giving consumers new ways to enjoy fruits that they've known all their lives, and they're hiring people to help them do that.

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Job Title	Location
Product Development (Beverage) Opening - Scientist, Sr Scientist or Principal Scientist	Lakeville, MA
Operations Supervisor	Sulphur Springs, TX
Controls Technician - Maintenance	Tomah, WI
Plant Operations Manager	Markham, WA
Machinist/Mechanic	Middleboro, MA

See all 77 job postings

American Greetings - American Greetings seems to keep on growing, and that means lots of hiring at their headquarters in Cleveland, OH and elsewhere.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Office Assistant	Denver, CO
Medical Assistant Internal Medicine ACB	Houston, TX
Maintenance and Engineering Manager	Henry, IL
Head Chef of Japanese Cuisine - San Antonio	San Antonio, TX
Special Event	Troy, NY

See all 1,268 job postings

Nissan - Despite Nissan’s claim that they “have many exciting opportunities for recent undergrads,” I don’t see them posted. Here's what I was able to come up with.

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Job Title	Location
Sales Associate	Seaford, DE
Sales Representative - Automotive Sales - Inside Sales	Baton Rouge, LA
Sales Professional	New Castle, DE
Experienced Sales Consultant	Corpus Christi, TX
Sales Associate	Pasco, WA

See all 1,121 job postings

Simon & Schuster - If you’re intrigued by what Simon & Schuster is doing to maintain (or improve) their position in the trade publishing industry, then check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Editorial Assistant - Scribner	New York, NY
Social Media Intern	New York, NY
Editorial Assistant - Touchstone	New York, NY
Editorial Assistant - Atheneum	New York, NY
Production Editor	New York, NY

See all 20 job postings

Macy’s - This year we’ve been influenced by the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, so we’re going to take a look at entry level jobs at Macy’s.

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Job Title	Location
TEMPORARY MERCHANDISERS NEEDED FOR A DISCOUNT DOLLAR STORE RESET	Erie, PA
Wholesale Retail Planner	New York, NY
Executive Sales Assistant - Wholesale Apparel	New York, NY
Director of Individual Giving and Special Events - America Needs You	New York, NY
Creative Director Home Store	New York, NY

See all 597 job postings

Clarisonic - If you are a fanatic about your skin and want to help Clarisonic continue to grow, then you should check out their Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
I and C Assistant	Redmond, WA
L'Oreal LUXE, Director of Global e-Business Development	New York, NY
Account Specialist	Redmond, WA
L'Oreal LUXE, Director of Global e-Business Development	New York
Inside Sales and Service Representative	Redmond, WA

See all 34 job postings

Brazos Technology - If you’re intrigued by what Brazos Technology is doing with mobile applications, you should check out their jobs.

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Job Title	Location
AT&T Full Time Sales Support Representative - Waco, TX (Brazos Place Ctr)	Waco, TX
TEMPORARY Service Specialist (Seasonal) Job	Rosenberg, TX
Service Specialist Job	Rosenberg, TX
Part Time Retail Sales Consultant Waco TX (Brazos Place Ctr)	Waco, TX
AT&T Full Time Sales Support Representative Waco TX (Brazos Place Ctr)	Waco, TX

See all 7 job postings

Advanced BioHealing - Once you get a feel for how Advanced BioHealing works and operates, then you can check out their Careers page.

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No current job openings.

Net-A-Porter - If you’re looking to work where fashion, e-commerce, and digital media intersect, then you’ll have to check out Net-A-Porter’s Careers page.

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Job Title	Location
Styling Intern	United States
Assistant Buyer	New York, NY
Public Relations Intern	New York, NY
Junior Photographer	Mahwah, NJ
Performance Marketing Intern	New York, NY

See all 22 job postings

General Mills - Because General Mills is such a large company, they have a very strong Campus Recruiting Program for a wide variety of entry level positions.

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Job Title	Location
Creative Design Manager for Footwear	Sidney, NE
Shop Manager - Three Rivers, Michigan	Three Rivers, MI
Business Development Manager	Sacramento, CA
Manager, Social Marketing	Virginia Beach, VA
Restaurant Managers - Owings Mills	Owings Mills, MD

See all 2,201 job postings

Appalachian Mountain Club - The scope of their work is really impressive, and if you want to be a part of it, you should check out the AMC’s Jobs page.

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Job Title	Location
Summer Caretaker (unpaid)	United States
research efforts	United States
Research	United States
Education	United States
AMC Boston Visitor Center Volunteers, Boston, MA	Boston, MA

See all 72 job postings

Oxfam America - Oxfam America’s work includes a good mix of ongoing projects and response to disasters and conflicts, and they need help on both fronts, so they're hiring.

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Job Title	Location
GROW Campaign Assistant (Temporary)	Washington, DC
Coordinador/a Regional de Programa Research	Mexico, MO
Senior Economist	Boston, MA
New Media Specialist	Boston, MA
Development Officer in Institutional Support	Boston, MA

See all 42 job postings

Berry Plastics - Berry Plastics is the company behind bomb proof wallpaper, and they have plenty of job opportunities for interested college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Foreman - (1st, 3rd, & Wknd Shifts)	Baltimore, MD
Laboratory Technician	Pewaukee, WI
Automation Technician	Chicago, IL
Injection Molding Process Technician - 2nd, 3rd, and Weekend Shift	Baltimore, MD
Quality Technician	Baltimore, MD

See all 44 job postings

Mars - If you’d like to be part of this true American success story, then you need to check out Mars’ Careers page.

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Job Title	Location
Senior Manager, Analytics, North America Consumer & Market Insights	Chicago, IL
Director & Risk Manager - Quantitative R&D/C++ Developer	Simsbury, CT
Consolidated Supervised Entity Examiner - Member Regulation, ROOR - New York, NY	New York, NY
Mechanic	Mars, PA
Deployment Project Manager P1 – Supply & Commercial	Franklin, TN

See all 1,687 job postings

Kiva Systems - Kiva Systems is one of the most fascinating companies that I’ve come across, and they’re looking to hire lots of entry level talent.

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Job Title	Location
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations - Kiva	Woburn, MA
Sr. Corporate Counsel, Operations	Woburn, MA
Solutions Designer	Woburn, MA
QA Manager, Kiva Integration	Seattle, WA
C# Software Engineer	Wilmington, MA

See all 48 job postings

Burberry - Burberry's Careers page doesn’t offer much information about what it’s like to work for them, but you can get a listing of job openings here in the US.

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Job Title	Location
Equity Research Analyst	New York, NY
Account Executive (SMB) - Chicago	Chicago, IL
Diesel Brand Marketing Specialist	Richardson, TX
Brand Ambassador	Troy, MI
Project Manager-High-End Retail Construction	Carlsbad, CA

See all 104 job postings

New Era - The good news for the hat junkies out there is that New Era has a number of entry level positions that are suitable for new college grads.

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Job Title	Location
Director of Education	Brighton, MA
Electrical/Instrumentation Maintenance Technician	Memphis, TN
Operational Support Developer	Harrisburg, PA
Faculty I - Trades	Houston, TX
ENGINEER - COST MANAGEMENT (JLG)	Orrville, OH

See all 5,614 job postings

lululemon athletica - Everyone at my gym is wearing lululemon athletica, and the retail stores around here are packed, so it’s no big surprise that they’re hiring.

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Job Title	Location
Assistant Manager	San Jose, CA
Educator	Charleston, SC
Educator ivivva	New York, NY
Educator Seasonal - Jacksonville	Jacksonville, FL
Aventura-Educator Seasonal	Miami, FL

See all 330 job postings

Seventh Generation - So how can you join Seventh Generation’s team? There are a number of ways. They have interesting jobs in a variety of areas.

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Job Title	Location
PHP Developer - Matawan, NJ	Matawan, NJ
Administrative Assistant	Richmond, VA
ACDM GRADUATE RESEARCH FELLOW	Houston, TX
Unit Secretary	Richmond, VA
Clin Social Worker 2 - Rehab - General Adult	Richmond, VA

See all 43 job postings

Echo Global Logistics - Echo’s Careers site is truly phenomenal. In terms of content, it has everything that you could ever want from a company that you are researching.

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Job Title	Location
Client Sales Representative-Nashville, TN	Nashville, TN
Sr. Manager II, Field Operations	Fremont, CA
Executive Assistant - Transcatheter Heart Valve	Irvine, CA
Program Officer LACBC Region	Portland, OR
Senior Program Officer - LACBC Region	Portland, OR

See all 24 job postings

FreshDirect - FreshDirect, an online grocery delivery company, has quite a few job openings at their Long Island City headquarters, many of which appear to be entry-level.

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Job Title	Location
Vegetable Prep Cutter	Long Island City, NY
Environmental Health and Safety Specialist	Long Island City, NY
Administrative Assistant	Long Island City, NY
UX Intern	New York, NY
Sales & Account Management Intern	New York, NY

See all 58 job postings

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