Memphis-based logistics giant FedEx is reducing its headcount as it works to "streamline and realign functions."

FedEx Corp. announced this week that it is making a “small number” of layoffs. In its statement, FedEx did not specify how many job cuts there are, where the jobs are located, or if it the decision is directly tied to the consolidation of its operating companies, which was completed earlier this year.

South, is laying off what it called a "small number" of staff as the company wants to "streamline and realign functions."

FedEx is laying off some workers, the company confirmed late Wednesday, though it’s not clear how many or in what roles. Some FedEx employees in the Memphis area said they knew first-hand that local workers were affected.

FedEx to lay off employees