Amazon Makes Small Number of Job Cuts in Selling Partner Services Unit

Amazon cut jobs this week in its Selling Partner Services organization, a company spokesperson confirmed to Business Insider. The spokesperson described the cuts as affecting a small number of employees. The size of the layoffs this week could not be determined.

"We regularly review our organizations to ensure we're best set up to deliver on our goals. Following a recent review, we've made the difficult decision to eliminate a relatively small number of roles in our Selling Partner Services team," the spokesperson said in a statement.

"We don't take decisions like this lightly, and we're committed to supporting affected employees with transitional health care, a separation payment, and outsourced job placement services," the spokesperson added.

The Selling Partner Services group works closely with millions of third-party merchants that sell products on Amazon's marketplace. The group helps with onboarding, logistics, and account support. The latest job cuts follow roughly 30,000 job cuts announced across waves in October and January.

In March, the company also eliminated a small number of roles in its robotics division. The reductions come as CEO Andy Jassy spent the last two years emphasizing efficiency and cost discipline. Amazon is doubling down on AI and other forms of automation.

Jassy has said AI will allow Amazon to operate more efficiently over time, and warned last year that it could help reduce the company's workforce. While the company previously framed large-scale layoffs as a response to pandemic-era over-expansion, the continued reductions suggest Amazon is still fine-tuning headcount across multiple businesses.

Executives have increasingly pushed teams to use AI tools to automate routine tasks and streamline operations.