Supply Chain Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Observed local government pay data shows a split market. In 2025, local logisticians had a median wage of $78,030, with a 25th-to-90th percentile range of $62,810 to $112,980, while general and operations managers had a median of $111,390, with a 25th-to-90th percentile range of $92,840 to $170,980. More recent posting-based signals are lower and broader: posted salary ranges across the full category center on about $73k to $100k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $19 to $22 / hour.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 96 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $56,120 at the 25th percentile, $79,530 at the median and $102,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of November 10, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a workable but selective market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics in Indianapolis right now. Metro unemployment was 3.3% in August 2026, which means employers are still hiring into a relatively tight labor market, but Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment in the metro was down 2.5693% year-over-year, so many openings are likely replacement hiring or narrowly targeted growth rather than broad expansion. The category-specific picture is better than the metro headline: Indiana operations, supply chain & logistics employment was up 1.4% year-over-year in September 2026 and active postings were up 5.6% year-over-year, while the local posting sample still showed more than 850 postings across more than 400 companies over the last 90 days.

Best positioned: The best odds belong to candidates who can work on-site and already show inventory management, safety compliance, warehouse operations, data analysis, or forklift capability on the resume.

Main caution: Do not anchor on the top of the pay range without matching the scope: this category includes hourly roles around about $19 to $22 / hour as well as operations-manager compensation that reached a $111,390 local median in 2025.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 216 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. DHL Group: 8 open roles
2. Walmart Inc.: 6 open roles
3. FedEx Corporation: 5 open roles
4. GXO Logistics, Inc.: 4 open roles
5. CVS Health Corporation: 3 open roles
6. Mwiah: 3 open roles
7. XPO: 3 open roles
8. 3PL Hub Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Amazon: 2 open roles
10. Birge & Held: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Indianapolis: 118
• Plainfield: 15
• Whitestown: 13
• Carmel: 11
• Greenwood: 9
• Greenfield: 7
• Whiteland: 6
• Franklin: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 193 (90%), hybrid 19 (9%), remote 3 (1%)

Where the demand is

The center of gravity is still the physical movement of goods. Indianapolis had 142,400 transportation and material-moving jobs in May 2025, representing 12.9% of local employment versus 8.8% nationally, with a location quotient of 1.46. Within that cluster, the biggest occupations were hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers at 48,100 jobs, stockers and order fillers at 25,630, heavy truck drivers at 20,480, industrial truck and tractor operators at 9,540, and first-line supervisors at 6,790. Recent posting composition points to the same story. About 30% of sampled postings came from retail, about 25% from transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage, about 15% from manufacturing, about 10% from wholesale, and about 10% from hospitals and health care. The most consistently active employers included Ryder System, Inc., DHL Group, GXO Logistics, Inc., IU Health, Sephora SA, Walmart Inc., and Neovia Logistics. The thinner part of the market is white-collar specialization. The published Indianapolis BLS release gives strong detail for transportation and material-moving work, but it does not list metro estimates in the release itself for operations managers, logisticians, buyers, or purchasing agents, so the evidence base is deeper for warehouse and transport demand than for planning and procurement depth.

• Distribution and warehouse operations (high): This is the clearest opportunity pool, with large employment bases in freight moving, order filling, material handling, and industrial truck work, plus steady demand from retail and 3PL employers.
• Transportation, fleet, and delivery-adjacent operations (high): Supervisory and driver-linked logistics work remains meaningful because Indianapolis is unusually concentrated in transportation and material-moving employment.
• Healthcare and retail supply operations (moderate): Hospitals and retailers are smaller than the warehouse core, but they give candidates more routes into replenishment, inventory, receiving, and internal supply roles.
• Corporate planning, procurement, and office-based supply chain roles (limited): These jobs exist, but the local evidence here is less abundant and the on-site share is still high, so expect a smaller funnel and stronger competition.

Where to focus: Prioritize employers that physically own inventory, fulfillment, transportation, or internal supply flows in retail, 3PL, healthcare, and wholesale, and tailor your resume to one operating environment at a time.

Roles worth searching next

• Production supervisor: It uses many of the same skills as logistics supervision: scheduling, labor coordination, safety, throughput, and inventory handoffs.
• Project coordinator: Candidates with process discipline, vendor coordination, and reporting habits can reposition into the management track.
• Quality coordinator: Inventory accuracy, standard work, compliance, and root-cause thinking transfer well from supply and warehouse environments.
• Safety coordinator: Local employers value safety compliance, so candidates who already own safe operations can pivot into a compliance-first role.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It was the most-requested hard skill in the local sample at about 25%, which makes it a core screen for both floor and office-side operations roles. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level applicants trying to look immediately useful.
• Forklift certification (differentiator | immediate): Forklift certification was the most common explicit certification requirement, and forklift operation appeared in about 20% of sampled postings. Who: Entry-level candidates, warehouse applicants, and career switchers targeting physical operations.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance showed up in about 15% of postings, which is a strong signal that employers want people who can operate without creating avoidable risk. Who: Warehouse workers, supervisors, and anyone moving into regulated or high-throughput environments.
• Microsoft Office (table_stakes | near-term): Microsoft Office appeared in about 15% of local postings, making it a basic credibility marker for inventory reporting, scheduling, vendor communication, and KPI tracking. Who: Career switchers and mid-career candidates aiming for coordinator, analyst, or lead roles.
• Data analysis (premium | near-term): Data analysis already appeared in about 10% of local postings, and Deloitte expects data-analysis requirements in relevant industrial job postings to rise from 9% in 2025 to nearly 14% by 2028. Who: Mid-career candidates, logisticians, planners, and career switchers who want to move beyond purely manual workflows.
• Warehouse operations (table_stakes | immediate): Warehouse operations appeared among the recurring hard skills in the local sample, which fits the metro's heavy concentration in distribution and material-moving work. Who: Entry-level and frontline candidates, plus supervisors trying to move into larger facilities.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Observed local government pay data shows a split market. In 2025, local logisticians had a median wage of $78,030, with a 25th-to-90th percentile range of $62,810 to $112,980, while general and operations managers had a median of $111,390, with a 25th-to-90th percentile range of $92,840 to $170,980. More recent posting-based signals are lower and broader: posted salary ranges across the full category center on about $73k to $100k, and hourly-paid postings center on about $19 to $22 / hour. Indianapolis can absolutely pay well in this field, but the higher salaries are mostly attached to leadership, analytical, or specialized operational scope. The large transportation and material-moving base averaged $23.33 per hour locally in May 2025, which keeps the overall category grounded by frontline pay even when manager salaries look strong.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN concentrated?

The center of gravity is still the physical movement of goods. Indianapolis had 142,400 transportation and material-moving jobs in May 2025, representing 12.9% of local employment versus 8.8% nationally, with a location quotient of 1.46. Within that cluster, the biggest occupations were hand laborers and freight, stock, and material movers at 48,100 jobs, stockers and order fillers at 25,630, heavy truck drivers at 20,480, industrial truck and tractor operators at 9,540, and first-line supervisors at 6,790. Recent posting composition points to the same story. About 30% of sampled postings came from retail, about 25% from transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage, about 15% from manufacturing, about 10% from wholesale, and about 10% from hospitals and health care. The most consistently active employers included Ryder System, Inc., DHL Group, GXO Logistics, Inc., IU Health, Sephora SA, Walmart Inc., and Neovia Logistics. The thinner part of the market is white-collar specialization. The published Indianapolis BLS release gives strong detail for transportation and material-moving work, but it does not list metro estimates in the release itself for operations managers, logisticians, buyers, or purchasing agents, so the evidence base is deeper for warehouse and transport demand than for planning and procurement depth.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN?

Recent postings show the most activity from Ryder System, Inc. (more than 20 postings), DHL Group (more than 20 postings), GXO Logistics, Inc. (around 15 postings), IU Health (around 15 postings), Ryderscs (around 15 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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