150+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in Raleigh, NC

Observed local wage data is strongest for logistics-related hourly work: transportation and material moving occupations averaged $23.96 per hour in Raleigh-Cary in May 2025, versus $20.77 nationally. Current local posting data shows salary ranges centering on about $79k to $108k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $17 to $20 / hour. Proxy manager-focused sources sit higher, with Raleigh operations manager pay shown at $89,000 (range $68,000–$116,000) and a separate local starting-salary benchmark near $115,000 for business operations managers.

Full August 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 77 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $59,280 at the 25th percentile, $87,750 at the median and $125,500 at the 75th. These are advertised ranges, not earned pay.

Active openings as of September 25, 2026

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What our analysts see this month

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

Raleigh-Cary is still a workable market for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics: metro unemployment was 3.2% in July 2026, and total nonfarm employment in the metro was up about 2.6% over the year ending June 2026. The category-specific picture is steadier than the broad local economy, though: in North Carolina, Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics employment was up 2.3% year over year in August 2026 while active postings were essentially flat. Locally, opportunity is real but selective, with more than 2,200 postings across more than 850 companies over the last 90 days; about 90% of those roles were on-site, and the mix skewed heavily toward entry and mid-level openings.

Best positioned: Candidates with inventory management, safety compliance, and forklift operation skills, or ERP/SAP-based fulfillment experience, and who can work on-site in retail- and distribution-heavy environments, have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest mistake is assuming national supply-chain growth means easy local access; in Raleigh-Cary, only about 5% of postings are remote, and less than 5% of postings that state a sponsorship policy mention visa sponsorship.

From the August 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 165 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Lenovo Inc.: 4 open roles
2. BrightView Holdings, Inc.: 3 open roles
3. First Citizens: 3 open roles
4. Ryder System, Inc.: 3 open roles
5. unc.edu: 3 open roles
6. Walgreens Co.: 3 open roles
7. ABB: 2 open roles
8. Apex Tool Group: 2 open roles
9. Bandwidth Inc.: 2 open roles
10. Compass Group: 2 open roles

Where the openings are

• Raleigh: 67
• Durham: 28
• Cary: 16
• Morrisville: 8
• Garner: 8
• Clayton: 5
• Fuquay-Varina: 3
• Youngsville: 2

Work arrangement

on-site 129 (81%), hybrid 19 (12%), remote 11 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than concentrated in one dominant company. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 2,200 postings across more than 850 companies, with the most consistently active employers including Food Lion, Walmart Inc., Advance Auto Parts Inc., Dominos, and Siemens AG, and the employer mix was described as fragmented. The work is not evenly distributed across sub-functions. Retail makes up about 45% of local category postings, while manufacturing, construction, transportation, and food & beverage each account for about 10%, which means day-to-day execution roles outnumber higher-strategy supply-chain jobs. Recent local signals also point to ERP-enabled fulfillment and industrial logistics, including a Cary-area Logistics Order Fulfillment Specialist tied to a SAP upgrade, two operations-focused openings at SimPL Freight Solutions, and new Triangle-area manufacturing and distribution investments from Steris and Forge Nano. That mix matters: if you target only abstract business-operations titles, you will miss the bulk of the market. If you target inventory, fulfillment, buyer/planner, distribution, and industrial-supply roles, you line up much better with where employers are actually hiring.

• Retail and distribution operations (high): This is the biggest local lane by far. About 45% of postings sit in retail, and the most active employers include Food Lion, Walmart Inc., Advance Auto Parts Inc., and Dominos.
• ERP-enabled fulfillment and order management (moderate): Local hiring signals show demand for SAP-based logistics and order fulfillment, and regional hiring benchmarks also call out ERP systems as in demand.
• Manufacturing-adjacent supply chain and industrial operations (moderate): Triangle-area developments from Steris and Forge Nano, plus local industrial-sector attention, point to a growing lane for regulated manufacturing supply chains, distribution, and industrial coordination.

Where to focus: Prioritize on-site retail/distribution and ERP-enabled fulfillment roles first, then add medtech and advanced-manufacturing supply chain targets as a second lane.

Roles worth searching next

• Project Coordinator / Program Coordinator: Local operations postings already ask for project management in about 5% of ads, and Siemens Energy's Raleigh-linked investment points to more project-execution work around grid technology.
• Manufacturing / Production Supervisor: Steris and Forge Nano are adding Triangle-area manufacturing capacity, and the overlap with safety, scheduling, inventory, and daily execution is strong.
• Customer Service / Order Management Specialist: The Cary-area logistics fulfillment signal sits inside a Customer Service Material Logistics team, so service plus ERP users can bridge into supply-chain-adjacent order management.
• Business / Data Analyst: AI, predictive analytics, and data-savvy digital skills are increasingly central to supply chain work, making analyst roles a credible side-entry or fallback path.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill locally, appearing in about 30% of postings, and it transfers across retail, warehouse, and distribution roles. Who: Entry-level candidates, switchers from retail or warehouse work, and supervisors moving into formal ops titles.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 15% of local postings and is a recurring screen in site-based operations environments. Who: Anyone targeting warehouse, distribution, manufacturing-adjacent, or field-coordination work.
• Forklift operation (table_stakes | immediate): Forklift operation appears in about 10% of local postings and can separate candidates for warehouse, receiving, and distribution work. Who: Entry-level and mid-career candidates aiming at fulfillment, warehouse, or store-backroom operations.
• SAP / ERP order fulfillment (differentiator | immediate): A current local signal points to SAP-based logistics and order fulfillment tied to a major Cary-area SAP upgrade, and regional hiring benchmarks also call out ERP systems as in demand. Who: Mid-career operators, coordinators, buyers, planners, and switchers who want to move above purely manual execution roles.
• Sourcing and procurement strategy (differentiator | near-term): Regional hiring benchmarks specifically highlight sourcing, procurement strategy, and supply chain management, making this a strong mid-career lever beyond pure execution work. Who: Buyers, planners, vendor managers, and operations candidates moving toward procurement.
• Valid driver's license (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most commonly cited credential in local postings, even though it appears in only about 5% of ads, so it is a useful box to check for route, delivery-support, and some distribution-adjacent roles. Who: Entry-level candidates and anyone targeting mobile or site-to-site operations work.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Observed local wage data is strongest for logistics-related hourly work: transportation and material moving occupations averaged $23.96 per hour in Raleigh-Cary in May 2025, versus $20.77 nationally. Current local posting data shows salary ranges centering on about $79k to $108k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $17 to $20 / hour. Proxy manager-focused sources sit higher, with Raleigh operations manager pay shown at $89,000 (range $68,000–$116,000) and a separate local starting-salary benchmark near $115,000 for business operations managers. This is a market with solid pay potential, but it is split between a large hourly/on-site base and a smaller salaried planning, procurement, and management tier. In North Carolina, the mean offered salary on new openings for this category was about $93,628 in August 2026 (n=1,558), above the state's all-occupation mean offered salary of about $78,839.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail of employers rather than concentrated in one dominant company. Over the last 90 days, the local sample showed more than 2,200 postings across more than 850 companies, with the most consistently active employers including Food Lion, Walmart Inc., Advance Auto Parts Inc., Dominos, and Siemens AG, and the employer mix was described as fragmented. The work is not evenly distributed across sub-functions. Retail makes up about 45% of local category postings, while manufacturing, construction, transportation, and food & beverage each account for about 10%, which means day-to-day execution roles outnumber higher-strategy supply-chain jobs. Recent local signals also point to ERP-enabled fulfillment and industrial logistics, including a Cary-area Logistics Order Fulfillment Specialist tied to a SAP upgrade, two operations-focused openings at SimPL Freight Solutions, and new Triangle-area manufacturing and distribution investments from Steris and Forge Nano. That mix matters: if you target only abstract business-operations titles, you will miss the bulk of the market. If you target inventory, fulfillment, buyer/planner, distribution, and industrial-supply roles, you line up much better with where employers are actually hiring.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in Raleigh-Cary, NC?

Recent postings show the most activity from Food Lion (75 postings), Walmart Inc. (50 postings), Advance Auto Parts Inc. (40 postings), Dominos (30 postings), Siemens AG (30 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in Raleigh-Cary, NC be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 5% hybrid, with 90% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

How current are these listings?

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