Aldi is reducing hundreds of jobs across its UK head office as part of an international programme to curb operating expenses, according to a report by The Guardian.
The discount grocer is currently in discussions regarding the potential removal of up to 150 technology positions.
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This follows earlier redundancies this year, which saw 103 staff leave its finance and administration divisions alongside nearly 20 departures among buying directors.
Shop-floor retail personnel are not included in the cuts. Aldi noted, however, that it has trimmed its regional management team slightly, affecting a small number of senior-level roles.
The German-owned supermarket group is scaling down staffing across domestic operations as more internal functions are centralised.
As part of this shift, Aldi is transferring finance, procurement, and administrative work to offshore locations, including India.
The transition is being managed through a contract with Genpact, an organisation supporting enterprise deployment of AI technology.
Sources told the newspaper that redundancy consultations covering payroll staff are scheduled to begin in the coming months.
Separately, the grocer recently reduced agency cleaning hours at its headquarters in Atherstone, Warwickshire.
A spokesperson for Aldi told the publication: “At Aldi, our promise to customers is that we will always offer great quality products at unbeatable prices. Across our international business, we continuously review all aspects of our operations to ensure we operate simply, efficiently and use our global scale to deliver on that promise.
“We are therefore making some adjustments to the way parts of our UK business are structured. Any changes are being introduced gradually and following a consultation period. We recognise that this is difficult for those involved, so we are giving colleagues as much notice as possible, with full support available to everyone affected.”
The restructuring mirrors similar workforce reductions across the UK grocery sector.
Morrisons removed hundreds of head office roles this spring, while Sainsbury’s cut 300 support positions amid reorganisations in its IT division and Argos fulfilment network.
Tesco implemented a similar number of staff cuts following alterations to its bakery operations, while Asda warned this summer that up to 1,000 roles were vulnerable due to automation across its supply chain network.
