Flipkart mentioned on Tuesday that it’ll create almost 70,000 direct jobs in its provide chain this yr, because the nation gears up for the upcoming festive season. In an announcement, the e-commerce main mentioned its Huge Billion Days festive sale will create direct job alternatives throughout its provide chain, and in addition generate lakhs of oblique jobs, together with vendor places, kiranas, supply companions, safety and freight companions. US-based Walmart-owned Flipkart’s Huge Billion Days limited-period sale normally begins round October, aimed on the nation’s festive season.
The complexity and scale of Huge Billion Days requires investments for capability, storage, sorting, packaging, human assets, coaching and supply, which helps generate extra employment throughout the festive season, Flipkart mentioned.
The on-boarding of over 50,000 small grocery shops, also called kiranas, for last-mile supply can even generate hundreds of seasonal jobs to ship tens of millions of packages throughout the festive season, the e-tailer mentioned.
“Flipkart understands the significance of festivities within the lives of our shoppers and ecosystem companions. We’re centered on creating impactful partnerships that provide nice client expertise whereas creating extra alternatives for progress of your complete ecosystem because it scales for the Huge Billion Days,” mentioned Amitesh Jha, senior vice president-Ekart and market, Flipkart.
“By producing employment and enabling our sellers to scale their companies throughout this time, we’re doing our half to drive progress within the trade and the economic system,” he added.
The corporate additionally mentioned it’s conducting coaching packages for its direct hires in provide chain, together with the facets of customer support, supply, set up, security and sanitisation. Flipkart asserted the coaching will assist impart future-ready expertise for the collaborating workforce.
This month, Flipkart rolled out an internet wholesale service, Flipkart Wholesale, for mom-and-pop shops and different small companies.
