200+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Charlotte, NC

Observed local pay is solid but tiered by sub-role. Charlotte logisticians earned a $79,000 median, $85,360 mean, $63,560 at the 25th percentile, and $102,580 at the 75th percentile in 2025. Buyers and purchasing agents averaged $84,730, while operations managers sat much higher at a $118,100 median and $128,860 mean. Current posting-based signals are directionally similar but wider: local salary bands center on about $80k to $103k, and hourly roles center on about $18 to $21 / hour.

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Advertised pay

Across the 125 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $65,208 at the 25th percentile, $85,000 at the median and $115,000 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 13, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

Charlotte is still a workable market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics, but it is not an easy one. Metro unemployment was 3.7% in August 2026, Charlotte added 21,400 jobs over the year, and the Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector reached 284.7 thousand jobs, up 1.1009% year over year. Demand is uneven, though: manufacturing employment fell to 105.2 thousand, down 2.6827% year over year, while the local posting sample showed more than 3,100 openings spread across more than 1,100 companies. Pay is solid for experienced candidates, but the market is heavily on-site and still skews toward entry and mid-level work rather than senior leadership roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with hands-on inventory ownership, safety discipline, Microsoft Office or data-analysis ability, and willingness to work on-site have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming Charlotte is mainly a remote corporate supply-chain market; about 90% of sampled postings are on-site, retail makes up about 45% of local demand, and manufacturing is the weaker lane at the moment.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 223 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Bank of America Corporation: 4 open roles
2. Intuit, Inc.: 4 open roles
3. Planet Fitness, Inc.: 4 open roles
4. Compass Group: 3 open roles
5. CVS Health Corporation: 3 open roles
6. SPS Corporation: 3 open roles
7. Walgreens Co.: 3 open roles
8. Wells Fargo Company: 3 open roles
9. Advocate Health: 2 open roles
10. Brightspeed: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Charlotte: 165
• Concord: 11
• Fort Mill: 9
• Rock Hill: 5
• Mount Holly: 5
• Gastonia: 4
• Davidson: 4
• Kannapolis: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 169 (78%), hybrid 42 (19%), remote 7 (3%)

Where the demand is

Most real volume is tied to retail-linked operations and distribution. In the local posting sample, retail makes up about 45% of operations, supply-chain, and logistics demand, and the most consistently active named employers were Food Lion, LLC., AutoZone, Inc., and Walmart Inc. That points to replenishment, inventory control, warehouse flow, store support, and last-mile coordination as the most practical near-term targets. Transportation and logistics are the second clear pocket. Transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage account for about 10% of postings, with truck transportation adding about 5%, and Charlotte's Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector employed 284.7 thousand people in August 2026, up 1.1009% from a year earlier. That is the healthier lane for coordinators, logisticians, dispatch-adjacent roles, and site-based operations staff. Manufacturing-linked planning and procurement still exists, but it is the weaker path right now. Manufacturing employment in the metro was 105.2 thousand in August 2026, down 2.6827% year over year, so factory-tied roles may be more selective and less numerous than transport or retail-distribution openings.

• Retail distribution and inventory operations (high): Largest local opportunity pool, led by retail-heavy demand and named employers such as Food Lion, LLC., AutoZone, Inc., and Walmart Inc.
• Transportation, storage, and truck-linked logistics (high): A meaningful local lane, supported by about 15% combined posting share across transportation, logistics, storage, and truck transportation, plus positive metro supersector growth.
• Corporate operations and business operations support (moderate): Charlotte also has a white-collar operations base, including 10,940 business operations specialists and 116,030 business and financial operations jobs in the metro.
• Manufacturing-linked procurement and plant planning (limited): Still present, but weaker because metro manufacturing employment is contracting year over year.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site inventory, replenishment, buyer/planner, and logistics-coordinator openings tied to retail and transport networks, then add selective corporate operations roles as a second lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: If your resume already shows scheduling, vendor follow-through, SOP execution, and cross-team handoffs, this is a clean bridge into the management track.
• Business analyst or reporting analyst: Inventory reporting, exception management, KPI tracking, and spreadsheet work transfer well out of operations.
• Quality or compliance coordinator: Safety compliance, standard work, audits, and process discipline are already valued in this market.
• Facilities coordinator: Site operations, vendor coordination, scheduling, and on-site problem solving transfer naturally.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the clearest local skill signal, appearing in about 30% of sampled postings. Who: Everyone in warehouse, replenishment, planner, buyer, and logistics-coordinator tracks.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 15% of local postings and is one of the simplest ways to prove operational reliability. Who: Entry-level candidates, warehouse staff, and career switchers.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 15% of local postings, which makes it a practical screening advantage for site-based roles. Who: Warehouse, fulfillment, receiving, and inventory candidates.
• Microsoft Office and data analysis (differentiator | immediate): Microsoft Office appears in about 10% of local postings, data analysis appears in about 5%, and ASCM identified data analytics as a major supply-chain skills gap. Who: Mid-career applicants, analysts, buyers, planners, and switchers coming from office-based roles.
• Demand planning and risk management (premium | near-term): ASCM identified demand planning and risk management as core skills gaps, which makes them a good upgrade path beyond basic execution roles. Who: Planners, buyers, procurement candidates, and experienced coordinators who want to move up.
• AI-enabled supply-chain analysis (premium | long-term): Gartner's analysis found demand for supply-chain roles requiring AI skills rose 387% from Q1 2023 to Q1 2026, with the skew strongest in mid-senior and director-level roles. Who: Mid-career professionals aiming for analyst, planning, network, or leadership-track roles.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Observed local pay is solid but tiered by sub-role. Charlotte logisticians earned a $79,000 median, $85,360 mean, $63,560 at the 25th percentile, and $102,580 at the 75th percentile in 2025. Buyers and purchasing agents averaged $84,730, while operations managers sat much higher at a $118,100 median and $128,860 mean. Current posting-based signals are directionally similar but wider: local salary bands center on about $80k to $103k, and hourly roles center on about $18 to $21 / hour. Charlotte can pay well for experienced planner, buyer, procurement, and operations-manager talent, but it still has a large hourly and coordinator layer. The gap between logisticians and operations managers means title, scope, and team responsibility matter more here than the broad category label.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC concentrated?

Most real volume is tied to retail-linked operations and distribution. In the local posting sample, retail makes up about 45% of operations, supply-chain, and logistics demand, and the most consistently active named employers were Food Lion, LLC., AutoZone, Inc., and Walmart Inc. That points to replenishment, inventory control, warehouse flow, store support, and last-mile coordination as the most practical near-term targets. Transportation and logistics are the second clear pocket. Transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage account for about 10% of postings, with truck transportation adding about 5%, and Charlotte's Trade, Transportation, and Utilities supersector employed 284.7 thousand people in August 2026, up 1.1009% from a year earlier. That is the healthier lane for coordinators, logisticians, dispatch-adjacent roles, and site-based operations staff. Manufacturing-linked planning and procurement still exists, but it is the weaker path right now. Manufacturing employment in the metro was 105.2 thousand in August 2026, down 2.6827% year over year, so factory-tied roles may be more selective and less numerous than transport or retail-distribution openings.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Food Lion, LLC. (100 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (50 postings), Walmart Inc. (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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