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Purchasing Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 21+ purchasing jobs at companies offering 9-day fortnights and compressed weeks—for a better work-life balance. 17 new this week. Hiring companies include General Atomics, Virginia Tech, and City of Upland.

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4-day weeks 1
9-day fortnights 5
compressed weeks 8
generous PTO 6
best places to work 1

Updated October 23, 2026

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Senior Technician

Columbia University · Hybrid · New York, NY, USA

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week$63k

Dining Services Manager/Chef

University of Oregon · Onsite · Eugene, OR, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$62k – $72k

Department Administrator, Mathematics

Drexel University · Hybrid · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$60k – $90k

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Department Administrator, English & Philosophy

Drexel University · Hybrid · Philadelphia, PA, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week$60k – $90k

Office Manager

NEW

Virginia Tech · Onsite · Hampton, VA, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO$44k – $62k

Fiscal Technician Senior

NEW

Virginia Tech · Onsite · Blacksburg, VA, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO$51k – $55k

Associate Buyer

NEW

General Atomics · Onsite · San Diego, CA, USA

58 · Good9 Day Fortnight

Coordinator

NEW

Louisiana State University · Onsite · Baton Rouge, LA, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO

Buyer 1 or 2

NEW

Louisiana State University · Onsite · Baton Rouge, LA, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO

Business Coordinator

NEW

University of Maryland, College Park · Onsite · College Park, MD, USA

56 · GoodGenerous PTO$68k – $81k

Production & Stores Assistant

Drax Group · Onsite · Castle Douglas, Scotland, UK

57 · GoodBest Place to Work£38k

Procurement & Contracts Assistant

Oakland Housing Authority · Onsite · Oakland, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$92k – $102k

Purchase Assistant (m/f/d)

4mo

25hours Hotels · Onsite · Berlin, Germany

69 · Good4 Day Work Week

Warehouse and Inventory Technician

11d

City of Upland · Onsite · Upland, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$50k – $64k

Purchasing Supervisor

1mo

City of Fullerton · Onsite · Fullerton, CA, USA

60 · Good9 Day Fortnight$87k – $112k

Budget Analyst

2mo

City of Las Vegas · Onsite · Las Vegas, NV, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$79k – $103k

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Everything you need to know about 4-day week jobs

Employers hiring for Purchasing on this page include General Atomics, Virginia Tech, and City of Upland. Purchasing roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that offer a 4-day week or another flexible schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Purchasing is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Purchasing roles on this page span seniority levels, from entry-level and mid-level through senior, lead, and staff or principal positions. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above to the ones that fit you.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Purchasing hiring managers at companies that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

Pay depends on the role, seniority, location, and employer — not on the schedule alone. Purchasing roles in tech and data typically command premium rates, and specific ranges depend on seniority and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Purchasing candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for employers that run 4-day weeks or flexible schedules — those teams rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Purchasing on current listings.

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