150+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Kansas City, MO

For logisticians, BLS shows a Kansas City median of $66,620 and mean of $74,160 in 2025. For transportation, storage, and distribution managers, the local median was $108,270 and mean was $118,260, showing a real pay jump once you own a site, fleet, or network. In the broader local posting sample, salary ranges center on about $70k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $145k, and one local Walmart operations-manager post showed $65,000–$100,000.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 71 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,920 at the 25th percentile, $62,308 at the median and $92,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of October 13, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Kansas City is a balanced but competitive market for operations, supply chain, and logistics over the next 3-6 months. Metro unemployment was 3.9% in August 2026, total nonfarm employment was up 0.7266% year-over-year, and manufacturing employment rose 2.3543%, so the local economy is still supporting operational headcount. But occupation-specific signals are tighter: Missouri operations, supply chain, and logistics employment was up 0.8% year-over-year in September while active postings were down 10.3%, which means openings exist but employers can be pickier. Recent local openings from TVH Parts, DP World, Fastenal, and Walmart show the best chances are still in on-site warehouse, distribution, and frontline operations roles.

Best positioned: Candidates with on-site warehouse or distribution experience, inventory management, safety compliance, and supervisor-ready examples have the best odds because those skills dominate local postings and recent openings.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating this as a remote business-operations market; about 95% of sampled roles are on-site, and the heaviest demand is in retail, warehouse, trucking, and manufacturing-linked settings.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 192 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. CVS Health Corporation: 19 open roles
2. GXO Logistics, Inc.: 11 open roles
3. 美国联合包裹服务: 9 open roles
4. Kansas Health System: 4 open roles
5. United Parcel Service, Inc.: 4 open roles
6. Catalent, Inc.: 3 open roles
7. TVH Group: 3 open roles
8. AAA Cooper Transportation, Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Behavioral Health: 2 open roles
10. Burger & Brown Engineering, Inc.: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 89
• Overland Park: 24
• Lenexa: 21
• Lee's Summit: 6
• Olathe: 5
• Edwardsville: 5
• Shawnee: 4
• Raytown: 4

Work arrangement

on-site 170 (91%), hybrid 14 (7%), remote 3 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in physical operations. The local sample shows more than 2,700 postings across more than 1,000 companies over the last 90 days, employer demand is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the biggest industry slice is retail at about 40%, followed by transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage, construction, manufacturing, and truck transportation at about 10% each. That mix fits the metro's economic base, where Kansas City had 230.5 thousand Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs and 91.3 thousand manufacturing jobs in August 2026. In practice, that means the best near-term openings are in distribution centers, warehouse supervision, replenishment, and site-level operations. TVH Parts posted multiple warehouse-supervisor roles in Olathe, DP World advertised a Kansas City operations manager job, Fastenal listed a Lee's Summit supply chain associate role, and Walmart posted an operations manager opening in Kansas City, Kansas. Higher-paid manager and analyst paths are present, but the market does not read like a white-collar business-ops boom; it reads like an on-site execution market with a thin remote layer.

• Retail distribution and fulfillment (high): This is the clearest volume pocket, with retail making up about 40% of sampled postings and active employer names including Walmart Inc., Target, Amazon, and AutoZone, Inc.
• Warehouse supervision and site operations (high): Recent openings from TVH Parts and DP World point to demand for shift leadership, productivity management, shipping flow, and frontline team oversight.
• Manufacturing-linked logistics and planning (moderate): Manufacturing remains a real support base in the metro, with 91.3 thousand jobs and 2.3543% year-over-year growth, but hiring looks more selective than explosive.
• Remote operations or business-ops roles (limited): These exist, but they are scarce because about 95% of sampled postings are on-site, about 5% hybrid, and less than 5% remote.

Where to focus: Target on-site distribution, retail replenishment, and warehouse-lead roles first, then use that foothold to move into higher-paid logistics or distribution management.

Roles worth searching next

• Project coordinator: Operations candidates already handle handoffs, deadlines, vendors, and exception tracking.
• Production supervisor: Warehouse and distribution leads can transfer safety, labor scheduling, and KPI habits into plant-floor supervision.
• Continuous improvement specialist: Process-minded operations workers often already think in waste reduction, bottlenecks, and standard work.
• Quality coordinator: Candidates with safety, documentation, and compliance habits can move into quality-facing work.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management shows up in about 30% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline screen for warehouse, replenishment, and supply roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, coordinators, and career switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 15% of local postings and is especially important when employers are hiring for shift-based warehouse and distribution work. Who: Anyone targeting warehouse, dock, or supervisor roles.
• Forklift operation (table_stakes | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 15% of local postings, which makes it one of the fastest ways to become immediately usable in warehouse settings. Who: Entry-level and career-switcher candidates aiming at physical-site roles.
• Microsoft Office and data entry (table_stakes | immediate): Microsoft Office appears in about 10% of local postings and data entry in about 5%, which matters because many local roles mix floor execution with basic system discipline and reporting. Who: Coordinators, customer-ops switchers, and early-career applicants.
• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): A valid driver's license is the most frequently named credential in the local sample, even if it appears in only about 5% of postings, and it can unblock mobile or facility-based roles quickly. Who: Warehouse, field-adjacent, and multi-site operations candidates.
• APICS or ASCM certification such as CPIM or CSCP (premium | near-term): National salary research says supply-chain professionals with at least one APICS certification earned median salaries up to 20% higher than noncertified peers, making this a strong differentiator for planner, buyer, and analyst tracks. Who: Mid-career candidates aiming for planning, procurement, or network roles.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Kansas City, MO-KS?

For logisticians, BLS shows a Kansas City median of $66,620 and mean of $74,160 in 2025. For transportation, storage, and distribution managers, the local median was $108,270 and mean was $118,260, showing a real pay jump once you own a site, fleet, or network. In the broader local posting sample, salary ranges center on about $70k to $90k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $60k to $145k, and one local Walmart operations-manager post showed $65,000–$100,000. Kansas City pays decently for practical operations talent, but the market splits sharply by responsibility level. Local logician pay sits below the national median of $82,320, while local transportation, storage, and distribution manager pay is roughly in line with the national $107,230 median.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Kansas City, MO-KS concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in physical operations. The local sample shows more than 2,700 postings across more than 1,000 companies over the last 90 days, employer demand is fragmented rather than dominated by one company, and the biggest industry slice is retail at about 40%, followed by transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage, construction, manufacturing, and truck transportation at about 10% each. That mix fits the metro's economic base, where Kansas City had 230.5 thousand Trade, Transportation, and Utilities jobs and 91.3 thousand manufacturing jobs in August 2026. In practice, that means the best near-term openings are in distribution centers, warehouse supervision, replenishment, and site-level operations. TVH Parts posted multiple warehouse-supervisor roles in Olathe, DP World advertised a Kansas City operations manager job, Fastenal listed a Lee's Summit supply chain associate role, and Walmart posted an operations manager opening in Kansas City, Kansas. Higher-paid manager and analyst paths are present, but the market does not read like a white-collar business-ops boom; it reads like an on-site execution market with a thin remote layer.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Kansas City, MO-KS?

Recent postings show the most activity from Walmart Inc. (50 postings), Target (30 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (30 postings), Domino's Inc. (20 postings), Amazon (20 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Kansas City, MO-KS 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.

How current are these listings?

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