450+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Boston, MA

The cleanest local wage anchor is operations-adjacent rather than perfect: BLS lists Boston project management specialists at a $114,990 median, with $89,810 at the 25th percentile and $147,620 at the 75th percentile in May 2025. In the local posting sample, advertised annual pay centered on about $95k to $136k, with a broader band of about $70k to $177k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $19 to $23 an hour. As a directional check, Massachusetts new openings in this category showed a mean offered salary of about $98,727 in July 2026 from a sample of n=1,427 in Revelio Public Labor Statistics.

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Advertised pay

Across the 410 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $79,000 at the 25th percentile, $119,417 at the median and $164,750 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Boston is still a workable market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics, but it is not an easy one to crack. Metro unemployment was 3.9% in June 2026, Massachusetts category-level signals show operations, supply chain & logistics employment up 3.3% year over year and active postings up 5.5%, and the local posting sample still showed more than 3,800 postings across more than 1,300 companies over the last 90 days. The catch is that the market is split: trade, transportation, and utilities employment in the metro was down -0.4815% year over year, while manufacturing was up 0.6753%, so subindustry choice matters a lot.

Best positioned: Candidates who can show inventory management results for on-site execution roles or supply-chain analytics depth for enterprise and manufacturing settings have the best odds right now.

Main caution: Do not treat Boston as a remote-friendly or sponsorship-friendly ops market; about 85% of postings were on-site, about 5% were remote, and about 0% of postings that stated a policy mentioned visa sponsorship.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 488 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. CVS Health Corporation: 14 open roles
2. Boston Medical Center, Corp.: 9 open roles
3. Walgreens Co.: 8 open roles
4. Mass General Brigham Incorporated: 7 open roles
5. Vertex Pharmaceuticals LLC: 7 open roles
6. Flagship Pioneering, Inc.: 6 open roles
7. RTX Corp.: 6 open roles
8. Amazon: 5 open roles
9. BMC Software, Inc.: 5 open roles
10. Boston While Black: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• Boston: 186
• Cambridge: 45
• Waltham: 19
• Wilmington: 12
• Somerville: 11
• Woburn: 10
• Andover: 9
• Newton: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 325 (68%), hybrid 135 (28%), remote 20 (4%)

Where the demand is

Most local opportunity is not sitting with one dominant employer. The market showed more than 3,800 postings across more than 1,300 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by a few firms. The most-active industries in the posting sample were retail (about 35%), food & beverage (about 15%), transportation (about 10%), manufacturing (about 10%), and logistics (about 10%). That means a lot of openings skew toward store, field, route, fulfillment, and day-to-day inventory execution rather than pure strategy jobs. At the upper end, Boston also shows a separate enterprise track. About 45% of postings came from enterprise employers, and active recruiting signals included Vertex Pharmaceuticals, RTX, and Stryker for senior supply chain and digital operations work. Those jobs usually pay better, but they also expect stronger systems, finance, or regulated-industry process experience. There is also a small mission-driven niche: Newton Food Pantry posted a Distribution Manager opening in Newton with hybrid scheduling, which points to a nonprofit logistics path for candidates who want broader ownership and can accept smaller-team conditions.

• Retail and store-linked operations (high): This is the biggest slice of local demand, with many roles blending inventory management, customer service, driving, time management, and merchandising.
• Enterprise supply chain analytics and planning (moderate): Smaller pool, but stronger upside in biotech, defense, med-device, and other enterprise settings that value financial planning, digital operations, and systems fluency.
• Manufacturing and physical distribution (moderate): A solid middle ground for candidates who can work on-site and tie logistics work to production or plant execution, especially with manufacturing employment slightly up locally.
• Nonprofit and community logistics (limited): A real but smaller niche for candidates who want broader hands-on ownership across distribution, volunteers, and service delivery.

Where to focus: If you need speed, target on-site inventory and distribution roles first; if you already have ERP, analytics, or FP&A depth, narrow aggressively to enterprise supply chain planning instead of applying broadly.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: Local operations postings still mention project management as about 5% of recurring hard-skill demand, which makes this a realistic bridge into the broader management track.
• Business analyst: This fits candidates leaning toward digital solutions analytics and metrics-heavy process work rather than day-to-day physical ops.
• Manufacturing supervisor: Manufacturing employment in the metro was up 0.6753% year over year in June 2026, so plant-linked leadership can be a sturdier pivot than pure freight roles.
• Nonprofit operations coordinator: Recent Newton hiring included a Distribution Manager opening in nonprofit logistics, suggesting a small but real path for mission-driven candidates.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management was the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 25%, making it the clearest common denominator across operations, supply chain, and logistics roles. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and career switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance showed up as a recurring local requirement, especially for on-site roles where employers care about dependable execution and lower operational risk. Who: Candidates targeting warehouse-adjacent, distribution, route, or production-linked work.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | near-term): Forklift operation appeared among the more commonly requested local hard skills, so it can separate applicants for physical-ops roles that otherwise draw broad entry-level competition. Who: Entry-level applicants and switchers willing to work on-site.
• Valid driver's license (differentiator | immediate): A valid driver's license was the most commonly cited credential in the local sample, which lines up with the market's route, field, and location-flexible operational work. Who: Candidates applying to route support, field logistics, store operations, or any role with site-to-site movement.
• Digital solutions analytics (premium | near-term): Industry guidance for 2026 highlighted digital solutions analytics, and Boston-area senior employer signals pointed toward digitally enabled supply chain operations rather than manual coordination alone. Who: Mid-career applicants aiming for enterprise or strategy-heavy roles.
• Supply chain financial planning (premium | near-term): Supply chain financial planning showed up in both broader 2026 skill guidance and a current Boston-area senior leadership opening, which makes it a strong premium signal for higher-paying paths. Who: Analysts, planners, buyers, and operations leaders moving toward senior roles.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

The cleanest local wage anchor is operations-adjacent rather than perfect: BLS lists Boston project management specialists at a $114,990 median, with $89,810 at the 25th percentile and $147,620 at the 75th percentile in May 2025. In the local posting sample, advertised annual pay centered on about $95k to $136k, with a broader band of about $70k to $177k, while hourly-paid postings centered on about $19 to $23 an hour. As a directional check, Massachusetts new openings in this category showed a mean offered salary of about $98,727 in July 2026 from a sample of n=1,427 in Revelio Public Labor Statistics. Boston pays well for operations-adjacent office roles: business and financial operations occupations averaged $114,170 in the metro in May 2025, while the metro-wide mean hourly wage across all occupations was $43.09. But category pay is split, and corporate operations, planning, and supply-chain analytics typically sit above floor, route, and fulfillment work.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH concentrated?

Most local opportunity is not sitting with one dominant employer. The market showed more than 3,800 postings across more than 1,300 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring was fragmented rather than dominated by a few firms. The most-active industries in the posting sample were retail (about 35%), food & beverage (about 15%), transportation (about 10%), manufacturing (about 10%), and logistics (about 10%). That means a lot of openings skew toward store, field, route, fulfillment, and day-to-day inventory execution rather than pure strategy jobs. At the upper end, Boston also shows a separate enterprise track. About 45% of postings came from enterprise employers, and active recruiting signals included Vertex Pharmaceuticals, RTX, and Stryker for senior supply chain and digital operations work. Those jobs usually pay better, but they also expect stronger systems, finance, or regulated-industry process experience. There is also a small mission-driven niche: Newton Food Pantry posted a Distribution Manager opening in Newton with hybrid scheduling, which points to a nonprofit logistics path for candidates who want broader ownership and can accept smaller-team conditions.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (150 postings), U-Haul International (75 postings), Amazon.com Inc. (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 10% hybrid, with 85% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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