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Flipkart to create 70,000 direct and lakhs of indirect jobs; Amazon continues to create thousands of additional opportunities

Kolkata, Sep 15 (UNI) Flipkart will help generate over 70,000 direct and lakhs of indirect
seasonal jobs with the country gearing up for the upcoming festive season and Flipkart's
Big Billion Days (BBD), while Amazon India has reiterated its commitment to creating
thousands of additional opportunities across the network to support countrywide
customer demand this upcoming 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.
While creating direct job opportunities across Flipkart's supply chain, that include
delivery executives, pickers, packers and sorters, 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 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 complexity and scale of Big Billion Days requires investments for capacity,
storage, sorting, packaging, human resources, training and delivery, which helps
generate additional employment during the festive season.
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.
Amitesh Jha, Senior Vice-President, Ekart and Marketplace, Flipkart, said, "Flipkart
understands the importance of festivities in the lives of our consumers and ecosystem
partners. We are focused on creating impactful partnerships that offer great consumer
experience while creating additional opportunities for progress of the entire ecosystem
as it scales for the Big Billion Days (BBD)."
"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."
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 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.
For lakhs of seller partners, MSMEs and artisans etc., 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 and will significantly spur the local employment
and economy.
Flipkart has a tech-enabled robust supply chain, delivering millions of shipments
across 100% serviceable pin codes serving millions of consumers - from Nangaon
in Assam and Hadaspur in Maharashtra to Kannur in Kerala.
Over the years, it has created millions of local job opportunities through its supply
chain along with entrepreneurial and festive job opportunities across the country with
The Big Billion Days.
Amazon India in a statement today said, " Amazon India continues to remain
committed to customers getting all they need safely across the country, as we
serve customers every day. "
" In May this year, we announced over 70,000 seasonal opportunities across our
fulfillment and delivery network and for roles in our customer service teams, " it added.
" We will continue to create thousands of additional opportunities across the network
to support customer demand across the country this upcoming festive season, so
customers can stay and stay safe, " the statement further said.
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