Flipkart's Big Billion Days to create 70k jobs across supply chain

September 15, 2020: Flipkart announced that it will generate 70,000 direct and lakhs of indirect seasonal jobs during the upcoming festive season and Flipkart's Big Billion Days (BBD).

The direct job opportunities, across Flipkart's supply chain, include delivery executives, pickers, packers and sorters, while there will also be additional indirect jobs created at Flipkart's seller partner locations and kiranas. This will be further supplemented by job creation in ancillary industries including vendor locations, and freight partners, as the entire ecosystem scales up for the festive season.

“The complexity and scale of Big Billion Days require investments for capacity, storage, sorting, packaging, human resources, training and delivery, which helps generate additional employment during the festive season. This year, Flipkart is employing nearly 70,000 people in its supply chain, along with generating lakhs indirect jobs at its seller and other ecosystem partners' locations. The onboarding of more than 50,000 kiranas by Flipkart for last-mile delivery will also create thousands of seasonal jobs to deliver millions of packages this festive season,” said the release.

Amitesh Jha, senior vice-president, Ekart and Marketplace, Flipkart, said, "As a front runner in e-commerce, our training and investment in the workforce is widely recognised, and contributes to skill development and enhances employability. 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."

#News: @Flipkart's Big Billion Days to create 70,000 direct & lakhs of indirect jobs this festive season
- Seller locations, kiranas, delivery partners, security & freight partners to benefit
- To upskill all new employees with training
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Training programmes
Flipkart is undertaking training programmes 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 sanitisation measures along with the handling of hand-held devices, PoS Machines, scanners, various mobile applications and ERPs. 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.