Amazon creates 100,000 seasonal jobs in India for festive season
October 1, 2020: Amazon India announced that it has created more than 100,000 seasonal job opportunities ahead of the festive season across its operations network in the country.
The new associates will join Amazon%u2019s existing network of associates and support them to pick, pack, ship and deliver customers%u2019 orders.
October 1, 2020: Amazon India announced that it has created more than 100,000 seasonal job opportunities ahead of the festive season across its operations network in the country.
The new seasonal positions will help elevate its delivery experience and boost the company’s fulfilment and delivery capabilities to meet the surge in customer demand this festive season.
The new associates will join Amazon’s existing network of associates and support them to pick, pack, ship and deliver customers’ orders safely and efficiently. The company has also generated indirect opportunities through its partner networks such as its trucking partners, packaging vendors, ‘I Have Space’ delivery partners, Amazon Flex partners and housekeeping agencies among many others to support the exponential demand during this period.
Earlier this year, in May, Amazon India created close to 70,000 seasonal opportunities across its operational network and customer service centres.
Akhil Saxena, vice president - APAC, MENA and LATAM customer fulfilment operations, Amazon India. “This festive season, we are looking forward to serving customers in every part of the country by providing fast, safe and more seamless e-commerce experience to them from the safety of their homes. This year, more than 100,000 seasonal associates will join us to fulfil customer promises. We remain committed to creating job opportunities across the country, especially at a time when the pandemic has posed challenges in earning livelihood for many.”
In the last few months, Amazon announced plans to launch 10 new Fulfilment Centres and expand 7 existing centres across the country this year. The company now has more than 32 million cubic feet of storage capacity and supports more than 6.5 lakh sellers across regions. Amazon India also announced the expansion of its Sort Centre(SC) network by launching 5 new SCs and expanding 8 existing sort centres across 19 states. The company has also expanded its delivery infrastructure by adding close to 200 Amazon-owned and delivery service partner stations and scaled its delivery programs such as Amazon Flex and ‘I Have Space’ that provide supplemental income opportunities to tens of thousands of individuals.
As a part of our commitment to create jobs across the country, we're happy to announce 100,000+ seasonal job opportunities ahead of the festive season.
— Amit Agarwal (@AmitAgarwal) September 30, 2020
The seasonal associates will help us enable faster & safe deliveries to our customers. https://t.co/CLIgmE9QU9
