Aldi is cutting hundreds of UK head office jobs, with a goal of slashing costs and centralising operations across its international business.

The company is consulting on plans to cut up to 150 roles within its technology division, following 103 redundancies across its finance and administration teams earlier this year.

Almost 20 buying director positions have also been axed, alongside a small number of regional management roles.

The cuts form part of a wider restructuring programme by Aldi’s German parent company, which is seeking to reduce costs by consolidating back-office functions across its international operations.

Aldi has been moving finance, procurement and administrative work overseas, including to India, through a partnership with outsourcing firm Genpact.

Further redundancies could follow, with consultations over payroll positions reportedly expected in the coming months.

However, Aldi confirmed that store-based roles have not been affected by the changes.

An Aldi spokesperson said: “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.”

The spokesperson added that changes were being introduced gradually and following consultation, with support available for affected employees.

The latest cuts follow Aldi’s previous head office restructuring in February 2025, which put up to 350 jobs at risk.

Aldi’s UK sales edged up just 0.4 per cent in the 12 weeks to 1 November, according to Worldpanel by Numerator, while its market share slipped 0.1 per cent year on year.

Despite the slowdown, Aldi said it had invested £300m in cutting prices across 900 products in the UK this year.

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