Aldi is cutting hundreds of roles from its UK head office and logistics operations as part of a global drive to trim costs at the discount grocer.

The retailer is consulting its technology team over the loss of up to 150 roles, after 103 redundancies in its finance and administration team earlier this year and almost 20 more among buying directors. A small number of regional management roles have also been reduced, according to Retail Gazette.

Store jobs unaffected as back-office work moves overseas

Jobs in Aldi’s stores have not been affected, the company said. Instead, the cuts fall on head-office and support functions as the German-owned group centralises more work and outsources finance, procurement and administration roles to India and other countries through a deal with Genpact, a firm that helps businesses develop AI technology.

Consultation on payroll redundancies is expected to begin in the coming months, and the company has also reduced cleaning hours for agency workers at its head office in Atherstone, Warwickshire. Aldi said the changes were being introduced gradually, following consultation, with support available for affected staff.

Slowing sales growth behind the squeeze

The cuts come as Aldi’s growth slows. UK sales rose just 0.4% in the 12 weeks to 1 November, according to industry data from Worldpanel by Numerator, while its market share slipped 0.1 percentage points year on year. The company said it had invested £300m in lowering prices on 900 products in the UK this year.

The latest restructuring follows a previous head-office shake-up in February 2025, which put up to 350 jobs at risk. Retail Week reported that further redundancies could follow as the group continues to consolidate back-office functions across its international operations.