Walmart-owned E-commerce firm Flipkart said it will generate over 70,000 direct and lakhs of indirect seasonal jobs in the country ahead of the festive season and it’s Big Billion Days (BBD) sale.
The company said while direct job opportunities will be created across Flipkart’s supply chain, including roles like delivery executives, pickers, packers, and sorters, there will also be additional indirect jobs created at Flipkart’s seller partner locations and kiranas.
Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice-President, Ekart and Marketplace, Flipkart said: “By generating employment and enabling our sellers to scale their businesses during this time, we’re doing our part to drive growth in the industry and the economy.”
As a front runner in e-commerce, Flipkart’s training and investment in the workforce is widely recognized, and contributes to skill development and enhances employability, he added.
“The expansion and strengthening of the supply chain will help create a robust system enabling millions of new e-commerce users to shop online seamlessly as lakhs of ecosystem players gear up for the festive season,” The company said.
E-commerce companies see a large chunk of their business coming in during the festive sales and they make significant investments ahead of time to ramp up their capacity to be able to handle the spike in orders.
The onboarding of more than 50,000 kiranas by Flipkart for last-mile delivery, which was announced last week, will also create thousands of seasonal jobs to deliver millions of packages this festive season, it said.
Flipkart is undertaking training programs for its direct hires in various aspects of the supply chain through a mix of classroom and digital training, enhancing their understanding of supply chain management. These include customer service, delivery, installation, and safety and sanitization measures along with the handling of hand-held devices.
The training during this period will help impart future-ready skills for the participating workforce, enabling career progression in the fast-growing e-commerce industry in India, Flipkart said.
For seller partners, micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) and artisans – who also start preparing for the festive season months in advance – Flipkart provides separate training in the area of warehouse management, packaging and more.
The entire process of hiring and upskilling is being done following the government’s National Skill Development Mission.
Another E-commerce giant Amazon India, in order to prepare for the festive season, has announced that it is going to increase sort center network across India in order to increase the delivery speed and connectivity. Several other e-commerce players are also expected to have major developments in preparation for the upcoming season.
