400+ Operations & Supply Chain Jobs in San Jose, CA

Government wage data shows strong local pay in specific subroles: San Jose logisticians had a 2025 median of $115,570 and a 75th percentile of $151,750, while transportation, storage, and distribution managers had a 2025 median of $177,400. In the local job database, posted salary ranges across the broader category center on about $117k to $170k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $85k to $220k. California's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family was ~$101,539 in September 2026 (n=5,177), which is a statewide new-opening average rather than a local median.

Full September 2026 market report

Advertised pay

Across the 356 openings that disclose pay, the advertised range midpoint runs $90,000 at the 25th percentile, $160,000 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

Balanced market | next 3-6 months

This is a balanced market: San Jose's unemployment rate was 4.3% in August 2026, below California's 5.1%, and metro nonfarm employment was up about 1.6% year-over-year. The local job database still observed more than 3,000 Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics postings across more than 1,100 companies over the last 90 days, but California occupation-level signals were essentially flat on employment and down 1.0% on active postings year-over-year. There are real openings here, but it is not a market where generic applicants should expect fast traction.

Best positioned: Candidates who can work on-site and bring measurable inventory, planning, or analytics depth have the best odds, because about 90% of local postings are on-site and the most-requested skills include inventory management, data analysis, and supply chain management.

Main caution: The biggest trap is chasing only brand-name tech employers or remote roles: less than 5% of postings mention visa sponsorship, less than 5% are remote, and the typical active posting has been open around 35 days.

From the September 2026 market report

Who is hiring here

Counted across all 423 openings in this market. 10 of the employers below are hiring for more than one role right now.

1. Apple, Inc.: 14 open roles
2. CVS Health Corporation: 12 open roles
3. Google Inc: 8 open roles
4. TikTok Inc.: 8 open roles
5. Meta Inc.: 7 open roles
6. J.P. Morgan SE: 6 open roles
7. Amazon: 5 open roles
8. Lucky Strike: 5 open roles
9. Stanford University School Of Medicine: 5 open roles
10. Telemetry Today LLC: 5 open roles

Where the openings are

• San Jose: 105
• Santa Clara: 68
• Sunnyvale: 35
• Mountain View: 34
• Palo Alto: 27
• Milpitas: 23
• Fremont: 22
• Menlo Park: 18

Work arrangement

on-site 315 (78%), hybrid 79 (20%), remote 11 (3%)

Where the demand is

The broadest pool of real openings sits in retail and physical operations. In the local posting sample, retail accounts for about 40% of category demand, and the named active employers include Costco Wholesale Corp., Amazon, Tesla, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. That mix favors inventory control, fulfillment, warehouse, merchandising-adjacent, and store-support operations roles more than purely strategic supply-chain titles. The second cluster is hardware and tech-adjacent supply chain work. Semiconductor manufacturing, computer hardware manufacturing, software development, and IT services/consulting together make up about 45% of the sampled postings, with named employers including Supermicro, Apple, Meta Inc., and Oracle Corporation. This is where ERP fluency, vendor coordination, planning, and data-heavy operations experience usually matter most. What is missing is a clear sign of a broad-based hiring surge. California occupation-level signals are flat to slightly softer even while local manufacturing and trade/transportation payrolls are still up. That means you should target the pockets where your domain background already matches the employer's operating model.

• Retail, fulfillment, and inventory operations (high): Roughly about 40% of sampled postings sit in retail, with Costco Wholesale Corp., Amazon, and O'Reilly Auto Parts among the named active employers.
• Hardware and semiconductor supply chain (moderate): Semiconductor manufacturing and computer hardware manufacturing each contribute about 10% of sampled postings, with Supermicro, Apple, and Tesla among the active employers.
• Tech internal operations and procurement-adjacent work (moderate): Software development and IT services/consulting together make up about 25% of sampled postings, with Meta Inc. and Oracle Corporation appearing among the named employers.

Where to focus: If you can work on-site and show hard results in inventory, planning, or vendor execution, focus first on retail/fulfillment and hardware-linked employers rather than waiting for a fully remote corporate supply-chain role.

Roles worth searching next

• Business analyst: It uses many of the same process-mapping and KPI skills as operations work, but sits closer to analytics and reporting teams.
• Business systems analyst (ERP/SCM): This is a natural move for people who know SAP, Oracle, or supply-chain workflows and want to shift toward systems ownership.
• Program coordinator or program manager: Cross-functional operations experience often translates into program delivery, especially in tech and enterprise settings.
• Manufacturing production supervisor: Candidates from warehouse, fulfillment, or logistics environments can often step into shop-floor scheduling and throughput management.

What postings ask for

• Inventory management (table_stakes | immediate): Inventory management is the clearest local common denominator, appearing in about 30% of sampled postings. Who: Entry-level candidates, warehouse leads, coordinators, and career switchers.
• Data analysis (table_stakes | immediate): Data analysis shows up in about 10% of local postings and is the bridge skill that helps candidates move from execution roles into planning and analyst paths. Who: Mid-career applicants and anyone targeting planner, buyer, or analyst roles.
• SQL + Power BI or Tableau (differentiator | near-term): SQL and data visualization tools like Power BI or Tableau are becoming essential for supply-chain professionals in 2026 because they enable direct querying and dashboard creation. Who: Analysts, planners, and career switchers coming from adjacent business roles.
• SAP S/4HANA or deep ERP fluency (premium | near-term): Deep ERP knowledge, especially SAP S/4HANA, is a critical 2026 skill rather than a nice-to-have. Who: Mid-career professionals aiming at procurement, planning, and enterprise operations roles.
• Supply chain management (differentiator | immediate): Supply chain management is one of the most-requested local hard skills and matters more now because the statewide market is selective rather than broadly expanding. Who: Candidates with vendor, sourcing, planning, or logistics exposure who need clearer positioning.
• Safety compliance (table_stakes | immediate): Safety compliance appears in about 10% of local postings, which is a strong signal for warehouse, distribution, and physical-operations roles. Who: Entry-level and frontline operations candidates.

Questions about this market

What do Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles pay in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Government wage data shows strong local pay in specific subroles: San Jose logisticians had a 2025 median of $115,570 and a 75th percentile of $151,750, while transportation, storage, and distribution managers had a 2025 median of $177,400. In the local job database, posted salary ranges across the broader category center on about $117k to $170k, with a broader 25th-75th band of about $85k to $220k. California's mean offered salary on new openings for this occupation family was ~$101,539 in September 2026 (n=5,177), which is a statewide new-opening average rather than a local median. This is a premium-pay market, but the premium is uneven. The metro's mean annual wage across all occupations was $119,230 in May 2025, so lower-end operations roles can still feel tight after local living costs, while specialized planning, analytics, and logistics management roles clear that benchmark more easily.

Where is demand for Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics roles in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA concentrated?

The broadest pool of real openings sits in retail and physical operations. In the local posting sample, retail accounts for about 40% of category demand, and the named active employers include Costco Wholesale Corp., Amazon, Tesla, and O'Reilly Auto Parts. That mix favors inventory control, fulfillment, warehouse, merchandising-adjacent, and store-support operations roles more than purely strategic supply-chain titles. The second cluster is hardware and tech-adjacent supply chain work. Semiconductor manufacturing, computer hardware manufacturing, software development, and IT services/consulting together make up about 45% of the sampled postings, with named employers including Supermicro, Apple, Meta Inc., and Oracle Corporation. This is where ERP fluency, vendor coordination, planning, and data-heavy operations experience usually matter most. What is missing is a clear sign of a broad-based hiring surge. California occupation-level signals are flat to slightly softer even while local manufacturing and trade/transportation payrolls are still up. That means you should target the pockets where your domain background already matches the employer's operating model.

Which employers are hiring the most Operations, Supply Chain & Logistics talent in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA?

Recent postings show the most activity from Costco Wholesale Corp. (more than 75 postings), Tesla (more than 75 postings), Amazon (more than 50 postings), Supermicro (more than 40 postings), Meta Inc. (more than 40 postings). See the full market report for the complete employer landscape.

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