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

Observed local postings center on about $68k to $100k for salaried roles and about $18 to $22 / hour for hourly roles. Separate directional benchmarks put Missouri mean offered salary on new openings at about $90,840 based on n=1,028, while the national mean on new openings is about $96,517. National salary guides place common manager-level roles around $98,500 to $112,000, depending on title and source.

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Advertised pay

Across the 98 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $49,920 at the 25th percentile, $75,000 at the median and $83,100 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 10, 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

Kansas City is a balanced market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics right now: we observed more than 3,100 postings across more than 1,000 companies over the last 90 days, and hiring in the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by a few employers. The metro also has real scale in leadership and operating roles, with 7,260 General and Operations Manager jobs in the latest federal employment estimates. The catch is that Missouri employment in this occupation family is up 1.7% year over year while active postings are down 3.7%, which points to ongoing demand but fewer easy openings than a year ago.

Best positioned: Candidates with recent on-site operations, warehouse, inventory, safety, or route experience—especially those willing to work across retail, transportation, food & beverage, or manufacturing—have the best odds.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is treating Kansas City like a remote-friendly supply chain market when about 95% of postings are on-site and less than 5% explicitly mention visa sponsorship.

From the July 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 204 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. CVS Health Corporation: 20 open roles
2. Waffle House, Inc.: 12 open roles
3. Waffle House, Inc.: 11 open roles
4. FlagshipKansas: 4 open roles
5. FedEx Purple Runway: 3 open roles
6. GXO Logistics, Inc.: 3 open roles
7. Lineage, Inc.: 3 open roles
8. Amazon.com Inc.: 2 open roles
9. Cedarhurst Living: 2 open roles
10. Coastal Elite Pro: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Kansas City: 109
• Overland Park: 16
• Lenexa: 14
• Olathe: 13
• Lee's Summit: 7
• Edwardsville: 6
• Blue Springs: 6
• Shawnee: 5

Work arrangement

on-site 179 (92%), hybrid 13 (7%), remote 3 (2%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than concentrated in a few brand names. Kansas City showed more than 3,100 postings across more than 1,000 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by a single employer. That favors candidates who can run a disciplined volume strategy across many firms instead of waiting for one perfect opening. The heaviest local demand is operational and physical. Retail accounts for about 30% of postings, while transportation, food & beverage, and manufacturing each sit around 15%, with logistics itself around 10%. About 45% of postings come from enterprise employers, about 60% skew entry level, and about 30% mid level. The recurring skill pattern is inventory management, forklift operation, safety compliance, customer service, and driving, which signals a market tilted toward warehouse, fulfillment, route, and site-execution work. There are still pockets of more specialized work. GXO posted multiple Kansas City openings spanning operations management, supervision, data center lead, and data center logistics support in July 2026, which suggests niche logistics tied to facilities and infrastructure can be a useful wedge for experienced candidates.

• Retail and store-linked operations (high): Retail is the single largest visible slice of local postings at about 30%, and the local skills mix includes inventory management, customer service, merchandising, and time management.
• Transportation, warehouse, and site operations (high): Transportation and logistics together account for roughly one quarter of the visible mix, and the strongest recurring requirements include forklift operation, safety compliance, driving, and inventory handling.
• Planning, procurement, and analyst-track roles (moderate): These roles likely exist, but they are less visible in the current local sample, which skews toward frontline operations and sub-bachelor requirements rather than analytics-heavy screening.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site enterprise employers in retail, transportation, food & beverage, and manufacturing, especially roles where you can prove inventory, safety, scheduling, throughput, or multi-site execution results.

Roles worth searching next

• Data Center Operations Support: GXO posted Kansas City roles in Data Center Lead, Data Center Logistics Associate, and Traveling Team Data Center Operations Support, making this a real local bridge between physical logistics and infrastructure operations.
• Transportation / Route Operations: Driving, safety, and time-management requirements show up repeatedly in the local sample, and Kansas City training options include warehouse operations, OSHA 10, and forklift prep.
• Manufacturing Production Supervisor: Manufacturing represents about 15% of the local posting mix, and the overlapping skills are inventory control, safety compliance, and time management.
• Operations Data Analyst: The clearest skill-based pivot out of frontline operations is into analytics-heavy work built on SQL, Power BI or Tableau, Python or R, and ERP super-user depth.
• Procurement Compliance / Vendor Risk Specialist: Procurement is pulling in more ESG and contract-compliance expectations by 2026, creating a path for operators who already understand vendors, documentation, and process control.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management shows up in about 30% of local postings, making it the clearest baseline skill in this market. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level candidates and switchers coming from retail or hospitality.
• Forklift operation (table_stakes | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 15% of local postings, and Kansas City training options explicitly include forklift licensing. Who: Entry-level candidates, warehouse applicants, and career switchers.
• Safety compliance / OSHA 10 (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 15% of local postings, and local warehouse training includes OSHA 10. Who: Candidates targeting warehouse, fulfillment, transportation support, or shift-lead work.
• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): A valid driver's license is the most commonly cited explicit credential in the local sample, even if it only appears in about 5% of postings. Who: Anyone applying to route, field-support, transportation, or mobile operations roles.
• SQL plus Power BI or Tableau (differentiator | near-term): SQL and visualization tools like Power BI and Tableau are emerging differentiators for supply chain professionals moving into analyst or manager-track roles. Who: Mid-career operators and switchers who want to move above frontline execution work.
• Python or R for forecasting and data cleanup (differentiator | near-term): Python or R is increasingly used for automating data cleaning and basic forecasting models in supply chain work. Who: Candidates targeting planner, analyst, optimization, or process-improvement roles.

Questions about this market

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

Observed local postings center on about $68k to $100k for salaried roles and about $18 to $22 / hour for hourly roles. Separate directional benchmarks put Missouri mean offered salary on new openings at about $90,840 based on n=1,028, while the national mean on new openings is about $96,517. National salary guides place common manager-level roles around $98,500 to $112,000, depending on title and source. This is a market with decent middle-income upside and fairly broad entry points. Among postings that stated an education requirement, high school-level requirements appeared more often than bachelor's degrees, which means access is wider than in many white-collar job families.

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

Real opportunity is spread across many employers rather than concentrated in a few brand names. Kansas City showed more than 3,100 postings across more than 1,000 companies in the last 90 days, and the sample is fragmented rather than dominated by a single employer. That favors candidates who can run a disciplined volume strategy across many firms instead of waiting for one perfect opening. The heaviest local demand is operational and physical. Retail accounts for about 30% of postings, while transportation, food & beverage, and manufacturing each sit around 15%, with logistics itself around 10%. About 45% of postings come from enterprise employers, about 60% skew entry level, and about 30% mid level. The recurring skill pattern is inventory management, forklift operation, safety compliance, customer service, and driving, which signals a market tilted toward warehouse, fulfillment, route, and site-execution work. There are still pockets of more specialized work. GXO posted multiple Kansas City openings spanning operations management, supervision, data center lead, and data center logistics support in July 2026, which suggests niche logistics tied to facilities and infrastructure can be a useful wedge for experienced candidates.

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

Recent postings show the most activity from Dominos (200 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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