Proctor & Gamble (P&G) has revealed it expects to reduce up to 7,000 non-manufacturing roles, or approximately 15% of its current non-manufacturing workforce over the next two years.
The plans are part of the company’s growth strategy, and it said: “As always, employee separations will be managed with support and respect and in line with our principles and values and local laws. Specific impacts by region or site are not available at this time.”
The company, which owns Pampers, Ariel and Pantene, to name a few, said it if focusing on three main areas; portfolio choices, supply chain and organisation design.
It plays to exit some categories, brands and product forms which will be announced in the months ahead, and these moves will enable the business to make related interventions in its supply chain to drive efficiencies, faster innovation and cost reduction.
The organisation design relates to the job losses and also to digitisation and automation.
The update was presented by Andre Schulten, Chief Financial Officer, and Shailesh Jejurikar, Chief Operating Officer, from P&G at the 2025 Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference.
They said that consumers face greater uncertainty, competition is fierce, the geopolitical environment is unpredictable and technology is rapidly transforming nearly every aspect of daily life.
