Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said Friday he expects a round of corporate layoffs will come as soon as this spring, as the company streamlines operations in an effort to turn around performance.

Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol, who started in the job in September, said the company needs to reduce complexity among its corporate staff.

Starbucks said Friday it plans an unspecified number of layoffs as it restructures its corporate staff. In a letter to employees, Starbucks Chairman and CEO Brian Niccol said the Seattle coffee giant needs to ensure all work has a clear and accountable owner who can make decisions. The company also needs to reduce complexity and silos.

Starbucks’ ongoing comeback plan will now include layoffs. CEO Brian Niccol said in a letter Friday that the brand will have “job eliminations and smaller support teams moving forward” as it looks to revitalize the company.

Coffee chain Starbucks’s promised overhaul may require cutting jobs as it tries to work more efficiently, CEO Brian Niccol said.

Starbucks (SBUX.O), opens new tab CEO Brian Niccol said on Friday the coffee giant will cut jobs as part of its turnaround efforts. The details of the job cuts, to be announced by early March, will not affect the company's in-store teams or the investments it makes in store hours,

Starbucks said it expects to eliminate jobs, without affecting in-store teams, as part of its broader effort to operate more efficiently.

Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol said on Friday the coffee giant will cut jobs to optimize its support teams as part of the company's ongoing turnaround efforts. The details of the job cuts, to be announced by early March,