450+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in San Francisco, CA

Observed government wage data shows two different markets inside this category. Local logisticians had a mean annual wage of $111,680, a median of $101,040, and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $80,220 to $132,940 in 2025. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers sat much higher, with a mean of $156,560, a median of $145,170, and a 75th percentile of $198,480. Broader management proxies sit higher still—general and operations managers averaged $177,240 and purchasing managers averaged $178,750—but those figures are upper-end slices of the category, not the typical outcome for every buyer, planner, warehouse, or coordinator role. On the proxy side, posted salary ranges in the local hiring sample center on about $120k to $160k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $22 to $26 / hour. Revelio Public Labor Statistics put California's mean offered salary on new openings for this job family at about $101,539 in September 2026 (n=5,177), which is closer to the logistics middle than to the management ceiling.

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Advertised pay

Across the 408 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $104,000 at the 25th percentile, $157,500 at the median and $200,000 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

Competitive market | next 3-6 months

This is still a viable market for operations, supply chain, and logistics, but it is not a broad hiring boom. Metro unemployment was 4.6% in August 2026, total nonfarm employment was up 0.5593% year over year, and Trade, Transportation, and Utilities employment was up 0.7745% year over year. The catch is that California-wide employment in this job family was essentially flat and active postings were down 1.0% year over year, so employers are hiring selectively rather than expanding aggressively. Local demand is real—more than 3,300 postings across more than 1,300 companies in the last 90 days—but it is concentrated in onsite execution-heavy roles and employers that want proof of operating discipline, not just strategy language.

Best positioned: Candidates with onsite availability, inventory management, data analysis, safety compliance, and enough systems fluency to work with ERP/SQL or AI-enabled workflows have the best odds right now.

Main caution: The biggest misconception is that Bay Area operations hiring is remote-first or mostly strategic: about 80% of postings are on-site and only about 5% are remote.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 481 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Visa Inc.: 8 open roles
2. CVS Health Corporation: 7 open roles
3. Perplexity: 6 open roles
4. DocuSign, Inc.: 5 open roles
5. Iren S.p.A.: 5 open roles
6. Marriott International: 5 open roles
7. Marriott International: 5 open roles
8. Astreya: 4 open roles
9. Gilead Sciences, Inc.: 4 open roles
10. Uber Technologies Inc.: 4 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Francisco: 300
• South San Francisco: 26
• Oakland: 19
• Redwood City: 14
• San Mateo: 13
• Foster City: 12
• Hayward: 11
• Walnut Creek: 9

Work arrangement

on-site 287 (61%), hybrid 152 (32%), remote 32 (7%)

Where the demand is

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. In the recent local hiring sample, there were more than 3,300 postings across more than 1,300 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The industry mix is led by retail at about 40% of postings, followed by software development at about 15%, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage at about 10%, and technology at about 10%. That means the Bay Area operations market is really three markets at once. The first is retail and fulfillment, where employers like Costco Wholesale Corp., Domino's Inc., O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ross Stores, Inc., Target, and Williams-Sonoma create recurring demand for inventory, store operations, and distribution execution. The second is tech-enabled operations, where companies like Zipline and Lam Research point to demand for inventory control, parts movement, and resilience-focused logistics. The third is port and freight-adjacent work around Oakland, where activity is still meaningful but mixed: the port handled 173,818 TEUs in August 2026, while loaded cargo was down 9% year over year. For job seekers, the practical implication is simple: the easiest wins are where volume, replenishment, and exception management are constant. Broad corporate strategy resumes travel poorly here unless they also show physical operations fluency.

• Retail and fulfillment networks (high): This is the clearest volume base in the local sample, with retail representing about 40% of postings and several repeat hiring brands showing up across the last 90 days.
• Transportation, storage, and distribution leadership (moderate): The local economy still supports meaningful transport and storage management work, and the wage ceiling is strongest here, but openings are narrower and more experience-sensitive.
• Tech and semiconductor-adjacent supply chain operations (moderate): Local tech and advanced-manufacturing employers still need inventory, parts, retrieval, and responsiveness capabilities, especially around East Bay hubs and supplier networks.

Where to focus: Prioritize onsite employers with repeat physical flows—retail distribution, parts/logistics hubs, and transport/storage operators—before chasing strategy-heavy Bay Area operations titles.

Roles worth searching next

• Supply chain program manager: It is a natural next step for candidates who already run cross-functional operations but keep getting screened into management-style work instead of core logistics execution.
• Operations or BI data analyst: The market clearly rewards data analysis, and many operators can reposition into analytics if they can prove dashboard, SQL, or reporting depth.
• Supplier quality or compliance analyst: This is a practical bridge for candidates coming from procurement, warehouse, or manufacturing-support environments who are strong on documentation and exception handling.
• Manufacturing production supervisor: Candidates with floor leadership and shift discipline can move here when they are being blocked from logistics management titles.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): It is the most-requested hard skill in the local posting sample at about 25%, which makes it the clearest common denominator across retail, warehouse, and replenishment roles. Who: Everyone, especially entry-level and career-switching candidates.
• Data analysis (differentiator | immediate): Local postings mention data analysis in about 10% of roles, and nationally it is the most commonly cited organizational skill gap among supply chain professionals at 40%. Who: Mid-career candidates, analysts, planners, and anyone targeting procurement or network roles.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance shows up in about 10% of local postings, which matters more in a market where about 80% of roles are on-site. Who: Warehouse, fulfillment, transport, and shift-based candidates.
• ERP reporting, SQL, and data visualization (differentiator | near-term): Foundational technical fluency for supply chain leaders increasingly includes ERP mastery, SQL, data visualization, and Python, which helps you move from coordinator work into planning and systems ownership. Who: Mid-career professionals and switchers trying to escape purely manual roles.
• AI workflow integration, prompt use, and output validation (premium | near-term): AI workflow integration is now described as a critical skill for operations managers, and more than one-third of entry-level jobs require some level of AI competency. Who: Analysts, operations leads, procurement candidates, and ambitious entry-level applicants.
• CSCP, CPIM, or CLTD (differentiator | near-term): These remain the most valuable supply chain certifications in 2026 and can help translate experience across employers when your title history is uneven. Who: Career switchers and mid-career candidates who need a clearer professional signal.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Observed government wage data shows two different markets inside this category. Local logisticians had a mean annual wage of $111,680, a median of $101,040, and a 25th-to-75th percentile range of $80,220 to $132,940 in 2025. Transportation, storage, and distribution managers sat much higher, with a mean of $156,560, a median of $145,170, and a 75th percentile of $198,480. Broader management proxies sit higher still—general and operations managers averaged $177,240 and purchasing managers averaged $178,750—but those figures are upper-end slices of the category, not the typical outcome for every buyer, planner, warehouse, or coordinator role. On the proxy side, posted salary ranges in the local hiring sample center on about $120k to $160k, while hourly-paid postings center on about $22 to $26 / hour. Revelio Public Labor Statistics put California's mean offered salary on new openings for this job family at about $101,539 in September 2026 (n=5,177), which is closer to the logistics middle than to the management ceiling. Pay is strong by national standards, but so is the baseline cost of the region: the local average wage across all occupations was $48.19 per hour in May 2025 versus $33.54 nationally, and the San Francisco home price index was up 2.2% year over year in July 2026.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA concentrated?

Real opportunity is spread across a long tail rather than one dominant employer. In the recent local hiring sample, there were more than 3,300 postings across more than 1,300 companies, and hiring was fragmented across employers. The industry mix is led by retail at about 40% of postings, followed by software development at about 15%, transportation, logistics, supply chain and storage at about 10%, and technology at about 10%. That means the Bay Area operations market is really three markets at once. The first is retail and fulfillment, where employers like Costco Wholesale Corp., Domino's Inc., O'Reilly Auto Parts, Ross Stores, Inc., Target, and Williams-Sonoma create recurring demand for inventory, store operations, and distribution execution. The second is tech-enabled operations, where companies like Zipline and Lam Research point to demand for inventory control, parts movement, and resilience-focused logistics. The third is port and freight-adjacent work around Oakland, where activity is still meaningful but mixed: the port handled 173,818 TEUs in August 2026, while loaded cargo was down 9% year over year. For job seekers, the practical implication is simple: the easiest wins are where volume, replenishment, and exception management are constant. Broad corporate strategy resumes travel poorly here unless they also show physical operations fluency.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Costco Wholesale Corp. (50 postings), Zipline (50 postings), Domino's Inc. (50 postings), O'Reilly Auto Parts (40 postings), Ross Stores, Inc. (40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

Can Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA be done remotely?

Of recent postings, 5% are remote and 15% hybrid, with 80% on-site. Use the Remote filter above to see only remote openings.

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