TESCO has announced plans to "simplify"  the structure of its store teams, putting 1,700 jobs at risk in the process.As part of the changes, the supermarket giant revealed its intention to erase people manager and compliance manager roles at its large stores and fulfilment centres.Customer Experience Managers jobs are also at risk at 226 stores.Some 1,700 positions will be affected by the changes - but the retailer insisted workers will be supported to find alternative roles "whenever possible" with 900 jobs available within the business.Tesco's boss Mark Davies, said the changes will deliver a "simpler, more helpful experience" for colleagues and customers.He added: "We recognise these are difficult changes to make but they are necessary to ensure our business remains competitive and set up for the future."Our priority now is to support affected colleagues through these changes in any way we can."We hope to retain as many colleagues as possible in the new roles we have created and in the vacancies we currently have available." The news comes only a few months after Tesco, which is Britain's biggest supermarket chain, announced the closure of one of its call centres with the loss of up to 1,100 jobs.At the beginning of last year, it also culled 1,600 deputy store manager roles in its smaller stores, with junior staff left to pick up the slack.But the supermarket is not the only one struggling to compete with the fast-growing discounters Aldi and Lidl.Many major supermarkets have announced job cuts this year.Hundreds of Asda workers are facing a pay cut or redundancy as part of a cost-cutting plan.Under the proposals, set to come into effect this year, 842 section leaders could be removed from store management teams.The move marks the latest in a string of job cuts at the supermarket, which already axed hundreds of jobs  last year.Meanwhile, Sainsbury's is also looking to cut around 2,000 jobs across the business to slash costs by £500 million.We pay for your stories! Do you have a story for The Sun Online Money team? Email us at money@the-sun.co.uk or call 0207 78 24516.

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