350+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Philadelphia, PA

Observed local wage data shows a real split inside this category. In May 2025, local logisticians had a median wage of $86,900, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $68,550 to $107,410, while a higher-end manager track in this category showed a median of $121,570 and a mean of $132,170. More clerical procurement support pays much less: procurement clerks averaged $54,350. More current posting data centers local advertised salaries on about $75k to $100k, with hourly roles around about $18 to $22 / hour, and Pennsylvania new-opening salaries in this occupation family averaged about $87,242 in September 2026 on a sample of 967 postings with pay data.

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Advertised pay

Across the 229 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $65,000 at the 25th percentile, $87,500 at the median and $125,000 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

This is a workable market, but not an easy one. Philadelphia-area unemployment was 4.4% in August 2026 and total metro nonfarm employment was up 0.8284% year-over-year, but the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector that feeds many logistics jobs was down -1.0946%. At the same time, we observed more than 4,500 postings across more than 1,400 companies in the last 90 days, yet the mix is heavily retail, about 95% on-site, and about 55% entry level. That means there is real hiring volume, but much of it is concentrated in operational, shift-based, and employer-specific roles rather than broad white-collar supply-chain strategy openings.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work on-site and show measurable wins in inventory, safety, and frontline operations should have the best odds, especially in retail/distribution and plant-linked logistics settings.

Main caution: Do not mistake posting volume for easy professional-track access: less than 5% of openings are remote and less than 5% of sponsorship-aware postings mention visa sponsorship.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 374 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Cooper University Health Care: 11 open roles
2. CVS Health Corporation: 9 open roles
3. Wonder: 6 open roles
4. Johnson & Johnson Co.: 5 open roles
5. Target Corp: 5 open roles
6. pwc: 4 open roles
7. Roundel: 4 open roles
8. Sodexo group: 4 open roles
9. AUS: 3 open roles
10. Clemens Food Group: 3 open roles

Where the openings are

• Philadelphia: 109
• King of Prussia: 20
• Wilmington: 20
• Swedesboro: 13
• Camden: 11
• West Chester: 9
• Burlington: 7
• Cherry Hill: 6

Work arrangement

on-site 301 (83%), hybrid 47 (13%), remote 16 (4%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume operating environments, not evenly across the whole category. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 4,500 local postings across more than 1,400 companies, with retail accounting for about 55% of the sample, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage about 10%, restaurants about 10%, manufacturing about 5%, and wholesale about 5%. The most consistently active employer names include Dollar General, Domino's Inc., Walmart Inc., Target Corp, and AutoZone, Inc. A second pocket sits in industrial and specialized logistics. Metro manufacturing employment reached 178.7 thousand in August 2026 and was up 0.5627% year-over-year, which is modestly better than the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector, down -1.0946%. Boiron's new Newtown Square logistics center adds one recent example of specialized local logistics investment, with 28 employees including eight new hires. There is also a smaller institutional and contractor lane. Philadelphia identified 15 pilot projects across three city departments tied to workforce-access hiring rules, and the broader local job market still shows universities, hospitals, and staffing agencies as major demand sources. That does not create a flood of supply-chain jobs by itself, but it does favor candidates who can work inside procurement, facilities support, contractor coordination, or materials flow around large institutions.

• Retail and distribution networks (high): This is the largest local opportunity pool, supported by a retail-heavy posting mix and repeated hiring from national chains such as Dollar General, Domino's, Walmart, and Target.
• Manufacturing and specialized warehousing (moderate): This is a smaller but steadier pocket for candidates with inventory, compliance, and plant-facing experience, helped by firmer manufacturing trends and specialized facilities such as Boiron's new logistics center.
• Institutional procurement and contractor operations (moderate): Hospitals, universities, staffing channels, and city-linked contractor work form a narrower lane that can reward documentation, vendor coordination, and procurement support skills.

Where to focus: If you need traction fast, focus first on on-site retail/distribution and factory-linked inventory or logistics roles, then expand into analyst or procurement pathways once you have direct category wins.

Roles worth searching next

• Business analyst: This is a realistic pivot for candidates who can translate operations work into process metrics, data analysis, and decision support, which are gaining importance in local and national signals.
• Manufacturing technician: This can be a practical bridge for warehouse or fulfillment workers who want plant exposure, especially since metro manufacturing has held up better than the broader trade/transportation/utilities backdrop and recent local industrial sites are still adding capacity.
• Administrative coordinator: Candidates with scheduling, documentation, vendor follow-up, and procurement support habits can often move here if a direct supply-chain title is proving hard to land.
• Quality or compliance coordinator: Local demand for safety compliance overlaps naturally with quality and compliance work in warehouses and plants.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 35%, so it is one of the clearest screening signals across warehouse, logistics, and planning-adjacent roles. Who: Everyone in this category, especially entry-level applicants and career switchers.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 15% of postings and matters even more in plant, warehouse, and shift environments where employers want low-risk operators. Who: Warehouse workers, fulfillment leads, plant support staff, and anyone targeting on-site operations.
• Forklift operation (differentiator | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 10% of local postings, making it a useful hands-on differentiator in a market that is overwhelmingly on-site. Who: Entry-level candidates and switchers aiming for warehouse, receiving, or distribution-center work.
• Customer service and merchandising (table_stakes | immediate): Because about 55% of local postings sit in retail, customer service, merchandising, and store-process discipline carry more weight here than many job seekers expect. Who: Retail supervisors, store associates, and candidates moving from customer-facing work into operations.
• Data analysis (differentiator | near-term): Data analysis appears in about 5% of local postings today, but national signals show AI and data skills becoming more common even in entry-level hiring. Who: Mid-career candidates, aspiring logisticians, planners, and anyone targeting higher-paying analyst tracks.
• AI workflow orchestration and output verification (premium | near-term): Employers increasingly want people who can use AI inside workflows, verify outputs, and turn raw information into decisions; supply-chain AI use cases now emphasize demand forecasting, inventory optimization, supplier risk monitoring, and logistics planning. A 2025 survey also found that 57% of operations and supply chain leaders had already integrated AI. Who: Mid-career professionals and analyst-track candidates who want to stand out above basic operations experience.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Observed local wage data shows a real split inside this category. In May 2025, local logisticians had a median wage of $86,900, with the 25th to 75th percentile running from $68,550 to $107,410, while a higher-end manager track in this category showed a median of $121,570 and a mean of $132,170. More clerical procurement support pays much less: procurement clerks averaged $54,350. More current posting data centers local advertised salaries on about $75k to $100k, with hourly roles around about $18 to $22 / hour, and Pennsylvania new-opening salaries in this occupation family averaged about $87,242 in September 2026 on a sample of 967 postings with pay data. Philadelphia can pay well for true planning, analyst, and manager-level operations work, but the broad market also contains a lot of lower-paid frontline and clerical positions. If your background is mixed, employers may benchmark you closer to coordinator or warehouse pay until you prove ownership of supply-chain decisions.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD concentrated?

Real opportunity is concentrated in high-volume operating environments, not evenly across the whole category. Over the last 90 days, we observed more than 4,500 local postings across more than 1,400 companies, with retail accounting for about 55% of the sample, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage about 10%, restaurants about 10%, manufacturing about 5%, and wholesale about 5%. The most consistently active employer names include Dollar General, Domino's Inc., Walmart Inc., Target Corp, and AutoZone, Inc. A second pocket sits in industrial and specialized logistics. Metro manufacturing employment reached 178.7 thousand in August 2026 and was up 0.5627% year-over-year, which is modestly better than the trade, transportation, and utilities supersector, down -1.0946%. Boiron's new Newtown Square logistics center adds one recent example of specialized local logistics investment, with 28 employees including eight new hires. There is also a smaller institutional and contractor lane. Philadelphia identified 15 pilot projects across three city departments tied to workforce-access hiring rules, and the broader local job market still shows universities, hospitals, and staffing agencies as major demand sources. That does not create a flood of supply-chain jobs by itself, but it does favor candidates who can work inside procurement, facilities support, contractor coordination, or materials flow around large institutions.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD?

Recent postings show the most activity from Dollar General (150 postings), Domino's Inc. (125 postings), Walmart Inc. (100 postings), Target Corp (75 postings), AutoZone, Inc. (50 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 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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