UPS looks to cut up to 30,000 jobs in 2026

The United Parcel Service (UPS) is planning to cut up to 30,000 operational jobs this year as the package delivery company continues with its turnaround efforts and reducing the number of Amazon shipments that it handles.

Chief Financial Officer Brian Dykes said during the company’s conference call Tuesday that the staffing cuts will be made through a voluntary buyout offer for full-time drivers and through attrition.

UPS is also looking to close 24 buildings in the first half of the year and is evaluating additional buildings to close later in the year, he added.

The company said in a regulatory filing in October that it had cut about 34,000 operational positions and closed daily operations at 93 leased and owned buildings during the first nine months of last year. The company also announced approximately 14,000 job cuts, mostly within management.

According to FactSet, UPS employs about 490,000 workers.

In April, UPS unveiled it was looking to slash about 20,000 jobs and close more than 70 facilities as it drastically reduces the number of Amazon shipments it handles. The company said last January that it had reached a deal with Amazon, its biggest customer, to lower its volume by more than 50 percent by the second half of 2026.

UPS CEO Carol Tome said during the conference call that by the end of 2025, UPS had reduced Amazon’s volume in its network by approximately one million pieces per day.

“We’re in the final six months of our Amazon accelerated glide down plan, and for the full year, 2026, we intend to glide down another million pieces per day, while continuing to reconfigure our network,” Tome said.

Shares of United Parcel Service Inc. also rose 3.4 percent in afternoon trading.