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CSX

Rail-based freight transportation and intermodal services

Procurement Leadership Development Associate

Full-Time
No salary listed
Entry
Bachelor's, Master's
Jacksonville, FL, USA
In PersonSome travel and exposure to field operations are required.
Operations & LogisticsProcurement & Sourcing

About the job

Requirements
  • A bachelor's degree in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, or Procurement from an accredited institution, completed by June 2027.
  • Demonstrated leadership through campus organizations, athletics, military service, work experience, community involvement, research projects, or other meaningful experiences.
  • A minimum overall grade point average of 3.0 on a 4-point scale.
  • Ability to deliver presentations to senior-level audiences.
  • Ability to analyze complex business issues and make sound business decisions.
  • Strong oral and written communication skills.
  • Microsoft Office skills.
  • Knowledge of corporate financial principles and practices.
  • Ability to successfully complete a background check and drug test.
  • Ability to work a variable schedule, potentially including a nonstandard workweek.
  • Ability to work inside an office environment with some travel and exposure to field operations.
Responsibilities
  • Build relationships with business partners to analyze marketing, operating, and capital projects, understand economic tradeoffs, and help make real-time business decisions.
  • Identify cost reduction opportunities within the corporate environment and other business units.
  • Help guide the development of short- and long-term strategies for supply chain and procurement of resources.
  • Help develop and utilize procurement strategies to quantify benefits and drive sound, fact-based economic decisions.
  • Consult and communicate analyses through presentations to senior management and business partners from other departments.
Desired Qualifications
  • A bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in Finance, Accounting, Business Administration, Business Management, Information Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Statistics, Economics, Computer Science, Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Operations Management, Procurement, or another related major field of study, completed by June 2027.
  • A master's degree from an accredited institution, completed by June 2027.
  • At least one year of full-time related work experience or at least one corporate-related internship.

About the company

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CSX

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CSX operates a large rail-based freight network in the Eastern United States and Canada, moving coal, chemicals, automotive parts, and consumer goods. It also provides intermodal and rail-to-truck transload services to offer end-to-end logistics solutions. Revenue comes from charging for freight transportation based on the volume and type of goods moved. Its goal is to move goods efficiently and reliably by coordinating rail, intermodal, and transload services to keep supply chains flowing.

Company Size

10,001+

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Jacksonville, FL

Founded

1827

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What believers are saying

  • CSX posted $3.94 billion revenue and 38.3% margin in Q2 2026.
  • Double-stack Baltimore service started June 18, 2026, unlocking 125,000 annual intermodal loads.
  • Q2 2026 volume rose 6%, with intermodal growth outperforming merchandise and coal.

What critics are saying

  • BMWED says CSX will furlough 1,062 workers by February 2027, degrading maintenance coverage.
  • FRA docket FRA-2026-1684 shows CSX pushing weaker locomotive inspections, inviting safety backlash.
  • Union Pacific-Norfolk Southern consolidation threatens CSX's network power and customer pricing by 2027.

What makes CSX unique

  • CSX owns the densest Eastern U.S. rail network, leveraging Baltimore-to-Florida corridors.
  • Howard Street Tunnel opened June 2026, enabling double-stack intermodal across the East Coast.
  • Queensgate Yard added 42 powered switches in September 2026, boosting safety and throughput.

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  • Flexible Work Hours

Company News

Yahoo Finance
Nov 1st, 2026
CSX up 47.8% in a year, but premium valuation under new CEO leaves little room for error

CSX shares trade at about $52, up 47.8% in 12 months, ahead of Union Pacific (41.9%) and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (21.3%). The stock has a forward price-to-earnings ratio of 22.9, a premium to peers. The bull case rests on its eastern US rail network and better efficiency. Revenue was $14.5 billion, up 2.5%, and free cash flow reached $1.7 billion in fiscal 2025. New chief executive officer Steve Angel took over after activist investor pressure. Risks include $18.9 billion in debt, weak coal shipments, and trucking competition. The average analyst price target is $53.14, implying small gains. Hedge fund holders rose to 73 from 65. The author prefers waiting for a pullback before buying.

FreightWaves
Oct 30th, 2026
Rail rivalry: Schneider's bold move to Norfolk Southern from CSX.

Rail rivalry: Schneider's bold move to Norfolk Southern from CSX. · Friday, October 30, 2026 Schneider is making a monumental shift in its intermodal operations, moving all eastern rail business from CSX to Norfolk Southern. This strategic partnership aims to unlock significant growth, enhance capacity flexibility, and drive more freight off the roads and onto rail. Discover the full implications of this major move and what it means for the future of intermodal logistics. Schneider National is transferring its eastern intermodal operations to Norfolk Southern, ending its prior relationship with CSX in what both companies describe as a growth-driven realignment. The deal, announced the same day Schneider reported its third-quarter earnings, positions Norfolk Southern as Schneider's exclusive eastern rail partner alongside Union Pacific in the West. Michael Baumgardt, Schneider's EVP of Intermodal and Logistics, said the decision followed a lengthy evaluation focused on network reach, train frequency, and proximity to population centers. "It starts with growth and it's really about, okay, how can we get closer to our customers? How can we make sure that we get more truck freight off of the road and into intermodal where it makes sense?" Baumgardt said. Customer response in the first 24 hours after the announcement was positive, he added, particularly around Schneider's asset-based model featuring company drivers, company chassis, and company containers. Norfolk Southern's Vice President Shawn Tureman said the railroad has been building toward this moment for years, growing from the third- to the second-largest intermodal franchise in the United States by 2018. In 2022, the railroad set a new target to double its intermodal franchise again and has been directing discretionary capital toward that goal ever since. "It's not a question of if, but when. And the way we're going to get there is by partnering with powerful partners like Schneider," Tureman said. The current rate environment adds urgency to the move. Truckload rates carry a 30%-plus premium over intermodal rates, making intermodal an increasingly attractive option for shippers. Baumgardt said the primary capacity constraint is not equipment - boxes are available - but rather dray capacity and driver supply. He argued Schneider's company-driver model gives it a structural advantage in managing that bottleneck. Both executives said the pending Norfolk Southern-CSX merger, a topic that surfaces weekly in industry discussions, was not the driver of this agreement, though they acknowledged it could improve the product. "The merger would be icing on the cake in terms of enhancing service, reliability, and speed," Baumgardt said. Tureman echoed that view, pointing to single-line service, shorter routes, and reduced interchange friction as potential merger benefits for Schneider's customers. On the transition itself, both sides said planning began immediately after the agreement and that the goal is a seamless handoff. Tureman said Norfolk Southern pulled forward some infrastructure investments specifically to prepare. "What I hope, 3 months from now, for our customers not to have noticed anything," he said, adding that a smooth transition would set the stage for joint sales efforts heading into what he called a strong intermodal market in 2026 and 2027. Schneider reported earnings growth in its intermodal segment in Q3, consistent with the company's stated growth pillars of logistics, dedicated, and intermodal. Dedicated revenue per truck rose 3.1% in the quarter, though Baumgardt emphasized that disciplined freight selection and appropriate driver allocation remain priorities as the company manages through the current freight cycle. * Schneider is moving its eastern intermodal rail partnership to Norfolk Southern, complementing its existing western alliance with Union Pacific. * Norfolk Southern grew from the 3rd to 2nd largest U.S. intermodal franchise by 2018 and launched a second doubling initiative at its 2022 Investor Day. * Truckload rates currently run more than 30% above intermodal rates, with dray and driver availability - not box count - cited as the primary capacity constraint. This Summary is generated thanks to a transcription of the interview, for the full interview please enjoy the video above.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 30th, 2026
CSX shifts from network repairs to productivity as Q3 2026 revenue rises 12%

CSX Corp. has shifted its focus from repairing its rail network to boosting productivity, management said on its October 21, 2026 earnings call. The stock trades at 26.8 times earnings, against 22.6 for the S&P 500. Revenue rose 12.0% year on year in the third quarter, after 10.1% growth in the second. Management credited higher fuel surcharges, 5% volume growth and pricing gains, with fuel making up about half the increase. Non-fuel costs fell 3%. Executives said a little over 100 initiatives support the 2027 productivity target, and that fuel efficiency was the best ever reported by a US railroad. Velocity, dwell and customer switch data all improved from the second quarter. Intermodal trip plan compliance declined, however. It is the figure to watch when CSX reports in January 2027.

The Blade
Oct 28th, 2026
Computer breakdown disrupts CSX railroad operations.

Computer breakdown disrupts CSX railroad operations. DAVID PATCH Oct 28, 2026 A "technology outage" that disrupted internal data systems at the CSX Transportation railroad sharply curtailed its operations in its second day Wednesday, including in the Toledo area. Austin Staton, CSX's director of media relations, said the company's security team had confirmed that the failure of computer networks for crew management and shipment tracking and billing "was not a cyberattack and there has been no associated data breach." But the breakdown was blocking CSX's interchange of freight traffic with most other railroads, which among other things made it unable to exchange railcars with the railroad that provides switching service at Stellantis' Toledo Assembly Complex. CSX's technology section "is working diligently to correct the outage, and systems are coming back online on a rolling basis," Mr. Staton said, "but not all functions are fully restored." The computer problems did not extend to the systems used by dispatchers who control train movements on CSX tracks nor to the Positive Train Control system that enforces safe train operations. Nor are any systems belonging to other railroads or CSX customers affected, the spokesman said. "We remain focused on moving freight safely while restoring the systems that support our operations," he said. The outage does compromise CSX's ability to assign crews to trains, to create documents that give trains procedural authority to operate, and to create freight waybills for shipments originating at online shippers or from other railroads. "Limited interchange" was occurring with Conrail, which operates certain lines in the Detroit area and in and near New Jersey, and with the Belt Railway of Chicago using those companies' documents and procedures, Mr. Staton said. "Crew calling requires significant manual work, which is contributing to a slower pace of operations," the spokesman said. "We are in regular communication with the other railroads and with the Federal Railroad Administration and the Surface Transportation Board." Besides handling some of Stellantis' rail shipment of Jeeps, CSX in Toledo handles coal and iron ore shipments at the Port of Toledo, petrochemicals and other freight at the Cenovus Toledo Refinery in Oregon, and numerous other northwest Ohio customers including GM Powertrain in Defiance and an array of agricultural businesses. CSX also interchanges freight shipments with the Canadian National railroad in Toledo and operates a major intermodal freight terminal in North Baltimore, Ohio. The railroad's overall network stretches from the Mississippi River to the Atlantic Ocean and from central Michigan and Maine to southern Florida and New Orleans. First Published October 28, 2026, 2:15 p.m. Join the Conversation Reader comments are now hosted on our social media platforms. We invite you to share your perspective with fellow readers on Facebook and X. You can also make your voice heard by submitting a letter for our opinion pages.

Yahoo Finance
Oct 27th, 2026
CSX stock is up 46.3% in a year, but fuel drove half of its 12% revenue growth

CSX revenue rose 12% in the third quarter of fiscal 2026, to $4.02 billion from $3.59 billion a year earlier. Management said fuel drove about half of that growth, as average diesel prices climbed nearly 50%. The fuel component equals roughly $0.2 billion, or about 5% of revenue. The rest came from 5% more freight and higher prices. Intermodal revenue rose 20%, and the fuel surcharge explained essentially all of the 13% rise in revenue per unit. CSX stock returned 46.3% over the past year, against 15.3% for the S&P 500. It trades at 26.5 times trailing earnings, compared with 22.9 for the index. Management raised its full-year revenue growth guide to the high single digits. The next report is expected in January 2027.