200+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Indianapolis, IN

Direct government wage data exists for local operations-related occupations, but the bundle does not surface every role-specific figure in text, so exact local medians still vary by title. At the broad logistics end, transportation and material moving occupations in metro Indianapolis employed 142,400 workers at an average annual wage of $48,520 in May 2025. Recent posted pay across the wider category centers on about $74k to $95k for salaried roles and about $18 to $22 / hour for hourly roles, while a separate pay-disclosing openings sample shows about $75,000 as the median advertised midpoint, around $67,000 at the 25th percentile, and near $105,000 at the 75th percentile.

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Advertised pay

Across the 105 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $65,500 at the 25th percentile, $79,500 at the median and $102,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

Senior roles | Entry level | Remote | Posted this week

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Indianapolis is a balanced market for operations, supply chain, and logistics over the next 3-6 months. Metro unemployment was 3.4% in July 2026, and Indiana occupation-specific signals showed operations, supply chain, and logistics employment up 1.7% year over year with active postings up 8.0% in August, stronger than the state's essentially flat all-occupation picture. At the same time, metro employment was down -0.9250% year over year and the labor force was down -1.3739%, so employers still have room to be selective even when jobs are available. For most job seekers, the best odds are in on-site, execution-heavy roles rather than remote strategy jobs.

Best positioned: Candidates with on-site flexibility and proof of inventory management, safety compliance, forklift operation, Microsoft Office, and customer-facing logistics experience have the clearest edge right now.

Main caution: The biggest trap is assuming this is a broad remote management market when about 95% of postings are on-site and the sample leans about 60% entry level.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 232 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. DHL Group: 9 open roles
2. Carrier: 7 open roles
3. FedEx Corporation: 7 open roles
4. IU Health: 5 open roles
5. Birge & Held: 4 open roles
6. Ulta Beauty, Inc.: 4 open roles
7. Amazon: 3 open roles
8. CVS Health Corporation: 3 open roles
9. GXO Logistics, Inc.: 3 open roles
10. Radial, Inc.: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Indianapolis: 114
• Plainfield: 24
• Greenwood: 12
• Carmel: 11
• Zionsville: 8
• Whitestown: 7
• Fishers: 7
• Whiteland: 7

Work arrangement

on-site 191 (84%), hybrid 32 (14%), remote 4 (2%)

Where the demand is

Opportunity is concentrated less in one flagship employer and more in a long tail of distribution-heavy industries. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 3,400 postings across more than 1,000 companies in the metro, and hiring in the sample was fragmented rather than dominated by a single firm. The industry mix leaned retail at about 35%, with logistics, manufacturing, and transportation each around 15% and food and beverage around 5%. That mix favors practical operators over pure strategists. The most consistently active employers in the sample were Walmart Inc., DHL Group, and Ryder System, Inc., while regional employer signals also point to Eli Lilly and Company, Rolls-Royce, Allison Transmission, Indiana University Health, Penske, and DHL as active hirers for operations and supply chain talent. Recent local signals also suggest specialized niches in healthcare logistics and cross-border freight, including a Life Couriers logistics coordinator opening and Circle Logistics' Mexico freight operations expansion. For most job seekers, the best search is narrower than "operations manager." Inventory management, safety compliance, forklift operation, Microsoft Office, customer service, inventory control, and warehouse operations show up repeatedly in the local skill mix, which means employer demand is still anchored in execution and coordination work.

• Retail and store-linked distribution (high): Retail accounts for about 35% of local category demand in the posting mix, making it the single biggest lane for warehouse, inventory, fulfillment, and site-operations work.
• 3PL, freight, and transportation (high): DHL Group and Ryder System, Inc. are among the most consistently active local employers, and Circle Logistics' cross-border freight move points to added complexity in freight operations.
• Manufacturing and plant support (moderate): Manufacturing makes up about 15% of the local demand mix, and employer signals include Rolls-Royce and Allison Transmission, which supports buyer, planner, inventory, and plant-operations pathways.
• Healthcare logistics (moderate): Employer signals include Indiana University Health, and Life Couriers posted an in-person logistics coordinator role in Indianapolis, suggesting a live niche in time-critical healthcare movement and coordination.

Where to focus: Focus first on on-site employers where inventory, safety, and basic systems skills transfer immediately, especially retail distribution, 3PL, and manufacturing-support roles, before competing for broad leadership titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: If your strength is process follow-through, cross-team coordination, and status tracking, project coordination is a realistic next move outside this category.
• Manufacturing production supervisor: Manufacturing is about 15% of the local demand mix, and plant-side hiring overlaps with inventory control, safety, shift coverage, and material flow skills.
• Retail merchandising or store operations lead: Retail is about 35% of the local demand mix, and merchandising appears among the recurring skill signals, so some warehouse and inventory candidates can pivot toward store-side execution roles.
• Healthcare operations coordinator: Indiana University Health shows up among active regional employers, and Life Couriers' Indianapolis hiring signal points to live overlap between logistics coordination and healthcare operations support.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management appears in about 30% of local postings, making it one of the clearest common denominators across warehouse, logistics, and site-operations work. Who: Everyone in the category, especially entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 15% of local postings, which tells you employers want people who can work in fast-moving physical environments without becoming a risk point. Who: Warehouse, fulfillment, transportation, and plant-support candidates.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 15% of postings and is one of the fastest ways to separate yourself for warehouse and distribution roles. Who: Entry-level job seekers aiming at warehouse, dock, receiving, or DC work.
• Microsoft Office (table_stakes | near-term): Microsoft Office appears in about 10% of local postings, which matters because coordinator, inventory, buyer, and planner roles still rely on spreadsheets, reporting, and basic administrative control. Who: Entry-level coordinators, mid-career planners, buyers, and switchers from clerical or customer-facing work.
• Customer service in logistics contexts (differentiator | immediate): Customer service appears in about 10% of local postings, and one Indianapolis logistics specialist role specifically required at least 1 year of logistics, transportation, supply chain, or customer-service experience. Who: Career switchers from retail, hospitality, call center, dispatch, or account-support backgrounds.
• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): A valid driver's license is the most commonly cited credential in the sample, even though it shows up in only about 5% of postings, because it screens candidates for mobile, yard, route, and site-to-site roles. Who: Applicants targeting delivery-adjacent, field-coordination, or warehouse roles with movement between sites.

Questions about this market

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

Direct government wage data exists for local operations-related occupations, but the bundle does not surface every role-specific figure in text, so exact local medians still vary by title. At the broad logistics end, transportation and material moving occupations in metro Indianapolis employed 142,400 workers at an average annual wage of $48,520 in May 2025. Recent posted pay across the wider category centers on about $74k to $95k for salaried roles and about $18 to $22 / hour for hourly roles, while a separate pay-disclosing openings sample shows about $75,000 as the median advertised midpoint, around $67,000 at the 25th percentile, and near $105,000 at the 75th percentile. This is a split market: frontline warehouse and material-moving work pulls averages down, while coordinator, buyer, planner, and manager roles pull posted salaried ranges up.

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

Opportunity is concentrated less in one flagship employer and more in a long tail of distribution-heavy industries. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 3,400 postings across more than 1,000 companies in the metro, and hiring in the sample was fragmented rather than dominated by a single firm. The industry mix leaned retail at about 35%, with logistics, manufacturing, and transportation each around 15% and food and beverage around 5%. That mix favors practical operators over pure strategists. The most consistently active employers in the sample were Walmart Inc., DHL Group, and Ryder System, Inc., while regional employer signals also point to Eli Lilly and Company, Rolls-Royce, Allison Transmission, Indiana University Health, Penske, and DHL as active hirers for operations and supply chain talent. Recent local signals also suggest specialized niches in healthcare logistics and cross-border freight, including a Life Couriers logistics coordinator opening and Circle Logistics' Mexico freight operations expansion. For most job seekers, the best search is narrower than "operations manager." Inventory management, safety compliance, forklift operation, Microsoft Office, customer service, inventory control, and warehouse operations show up repeatedly in the local skill mix, which means employer demand is still anchored in execution and coordination work.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Walmart Inc. (125 postings), DHL Group (75 postings), Ryder System, Inc. (75 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 4% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 95% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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