Layoffs at a Starbucks support center in Seattle will impact 252 corporate jobs, including a number of vice presidents, directors and senior managers, according to a new state filing on Monday.
A Washington Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification said that the cuts “will result in the relocation or contracting out of certain of the employer’s operations or the partners’ positions.”
Layoffs of 300 corporate employees at the coffee giant were first reported last week. They came on the heels of a previous WARN notice detailing the elimination of 61 tech roles in Seattle.
The cuts aim to “further sharpen focus, prioritize work, reduce complexity, and lower costs,” a spokesperson said by email on Friday.
The affected roles announced Monday skew toward mid-to-senior corporate positions, with nine vice presidents listed, directors across many functions, senior managers, and senior-level specialists and analysts throughout. Job functions span finance, legal, brand, tech, HR and operations.
Starbucks said in the filing that the expected date of the first separations will be July 17, with all separations completed by Feb. 1, 2027.
Starbucks did not announce any new store closures last week, but the company is shuttering select regional support offices in Atlanta, Burbank, Chicago and Dallas while maintaining its Seattle headquarters and offices in New York, Toronto and Coral Gables, Fla. The company is also opening a new office in Nashville.
The company cut nearly 2,000 corporate roles last year, according to past reports.
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