Procter & Gamble says it expects to reduce up to 7000 non-manufacturing roles, or approximately 15% of its current non-manufacturing workforce over the next two years. This action is part of the company’s efforts to widen its margin of advantage in superiority leading to growth and value creation. P&G made this announcement this week during the 2025 Deutsche Bank Global Consumer Conference.

According to speakers Andre Schulten, CFO, and Shailesh Jejurikar, COO, the workforce reduction will ensure an even more agile, empowered and accountable organization design — making roles broader, teams smaller, work more fulfilling and more efficient, including leveraging digitization and automation.

These changes are part of a two-year effort, beginning in fiscal 2026, to accelerate growth and value creation.  The efforts include three main areas of focus: portfolio, supply chain and organization design and will include exits from some categories, brands and product forms in individual markets as well as potentially some brand divestitures. The portfolio moves, which will be announced in the months will enable the business to make related interventions in its supply chain — right-sizing and right-locating production to drive efficiencies, faster innovation, cost reduction and even more reliable and resilient supply.