Aldi to cut hundreds of UK jobs with plans to move more roles overseas

Updated: 05:28 EST, 11 November 2026 Aldi is planning to cut hundreds of jobs in the UK as part of efforts to reduce costs and move roles overseas as sales fail to keep pace with rivals.The budget retailer is consulting on plans to cut up to 150 roles within its technology division, part of operations at its head office in Atherstone, Warwickshire. It follows 103 redundancies across its finance and administration teams earlier this year.The Guardian reported that 20 buying director positions had also been axed, forming part of a wider overhaul by the retailer's German parent company, which is looking to cut costs and centralise its operations. That has seen Aldi move some administrative, procurement and finance roles overseas, including to India. Store-based roles had not been affected by the changes, but it had slightly reduced the number of regional managers, the Guardian reported.It follows a previous restructuring of head office roles in February 2025, which placed 350 jobs at risk. Aldi is plotting a reduction in head office roles as it cuts costs to keep pace with rivalsAn Aldi spokesperson said: '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.'Aldi has struggled to keep pace with other rivals, as sales at the supermarket rose just 0.4 per cent in the 12 weeks to 1 November, according to fresh data from Worldpanel by Numerator, and its market share fell back 0.1 percentage point to 10.4 per cent.Its latest results revealed the challenge facing the supermarket, which is the only one to cut prices against a backdrop of rising inflation.In the UK and Ireland, turnover increased by 5 per cent to a record £19billion in 2025, but operating profit remained broadly flat at £4232.9million.Molly Monks of insolvency practitioner Parker Walsh said: 'Being known as the cheapest supermarket is a powerful commercial advantage, but it also creates enormous pressure to keep prices down, even when the costs of running the business are rising.'The difficulty is that retailers cannot simply keep absorbing rising costs indefinitely. They have to find savings somewhere, whether that means changing their supply arrangements, investing in automation, restructuring management or reducing the number of people working in support functions.'DIY INVESTING PLATFORMSAJ BellAJ BellEasy investing and ready-made portfoliosHargreaves LansdownHargreaves LansdownFree fund dealing and investment ideasinteractive investorinteractive investorFlat-fee investing from £4.99 per monthFreetradeFreetradeInvesting Isa now free on basic planTrading 212Trading 212Free share dealing and no account feeAffiliate links: If you take out a product This is Money may earn a commission. These deals are chosen by our editorial team, as we think they are worth highlighting. This does not affect our editorial independence.Compare the best investing account for you