Uber Freight cuts about 80 roles but keeps hiring in client-facing teams
Summary
Uber Freight is eliminating approximately 80 positions, about 1.6% to 1.7% of its workforce, CEO Rebecca Tinucci told staff on Tuesday, calling it "aligning our structure for the future". It still has 290 open positions, hired 55 people in 30 days and added 18 to its client engagement team. Most hiring sits in managed transportation, where deal volume rose 2.5 times year over year.
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The takeaway
One company can cut jobs and hire in the same week. At Uber Freight, the open roles are in managed transportation and client-facing teams, which is where sales and account skills carry over.
Who gets the most from this
- In the role
- Uber Freight is adding to its client engagement team, which supports customers using its transportation management system and outsourced logistics.
- Aspiring
- Freight brokers and inside reps looking for steadier client roles. — The company says it is growing in client-facing support for managed transportation.
- In the role
- The cuts targeted management layers and overlapping roles, a reminder that team structure gets reviewed even when the business is growing.
- Aspiring
- Senior reps aiming for freight sales leadership. — Leading a team in a growing segment is safer ground than leading one that overlaps with another.
Put it to work
- Target the growing segment, not the company nameAccount Manager
When job hunting in logistics, look at managed transportation and client-facing support roles, where Uber Freight says its hiring is concentrated.
- Map the overlap on your own teamSales Manager
List where two people own the same task or customer. Restructurings like this one start there.
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