Nike revealed on Thursday that it would eliminate 1,400 jobs that would largely impact its technology and operations departments, it’s second round of layoffs this year.
The layoffs are said to represent less than 2 percent of the sportswear maker’s global workforce as it continues its “Win Now” turnaround effort.
In a memo from chief operating officer Venkatesh Alagirisamy, the cuts were explained as part of a move to reshape four areas within the brand, as technology modernization in its hubs in Beaverton, Oregon and India to be impacted along with Air manufacturing facilities in St. Louis and Vietnam.
Converse manufacturing and engineering will be relocated to Nike’s factory partners and its supply chain teams will be repositioned closer to materials to speed up how goods are built across production lines.
“Collectively, these changes will result in a reduction of approximately 1,400 roles in Global Operations, with the majority in Technology, Alagirisamy said. “These reductions are very hard for the teammates directly affected and for the teams around them, too.
Employees affected by the most recent cuts were notified on Thursday.
In January, the company trimmed 775 roles in distribution centers and said it would lean on automation to help with operational efficiency. The jobs were based in Tennessee and Mississippi, which where Nike operates large warehouses and the move was aimed at building a “more responsive” operation that would decrease complexity.
“We’re taking steps to strengthen and streamline our operations so we can move faster, operate with greater discipline, and better serve athletes and consumers,” the company statement at the time.
And those cuts came just months after about 1,000 positions were cut from its corporate ranks last August.
In its third fiscal quarter earnings report in late March, the sportswear maker forecast a weaker outlook for the remainder of 2026, especially in China where it has struggled for six straight quarters.
Nike’s most recent major workplace shift came in February 2024 when 1,500 jobs were trimmed under former CEO John Donahoe, who said at the time that the company was “not currently performing at our best, and I ultimately hold myself and my leadership team accountable.”
In the company’s last annual report in May 2025, Nike said it had 77,800 employees globally, which included retail staff.
