Kroger jobs are being cut by about 3,000 corporate positions over the next three years as Greg Foran pushes to slim the company’s structure. He said the move is meant to give the business broader roles, faster decisions and more resources aimed at customers.
Greg Foran memo on Kroger
Foran wrote in an internal memo that Kroger has “more layers, more handoffs and more overhead than we need.” He also wrote, “We have the opportunity to make changes that will create broader roles and faster decision making.”
He said, “This lets us move vital resources closer to the customer to lower prices, invest in our associates and create a better shopping experience.” The cuts are set to fall on corporate employees, not store workers, and the company’s plan stretches across three years rather than landing in a single round.
Kroger structure and staffing
Foran said Kroger has made progress in lowering prices, improving the shopping experience and becoming a leaner organization in recent months. He said the company’s structure and staffing are still too complex to keep that progress moving.
That leaves the company trying to do two things at once: remove corporate costs while saying it will put more money and attention into prices, associates and the shopping experience. The company has also been consolidating 11 divisions into four regions, a sign that the restructuring is already reaching beyond headcount alone.
Open roles at Kroger
Kroger did not say which departments will be hit, and Foran did not give a specific layoff timeline. The company has recently named Nate Faust as its first e-commerce chief and Mark Ibbotsen as chief store operations officer, while also naming a new chief people officer and a chief data and AI officer.
For employees, the real question is no longer whether Kroger will trim corporate staff; it already has. The issue now is which teams get cut as the company keeps shifting resources toward lower prices and quicker decision making.
