Flipkart on Tuesday stated it has hired about 23,000 folks across India for the duration of the March-May period to bolster the firm’s provide chain capabilities. Most of the fresh recruits have been mostly placed in the warehousing and delivery branches.
The addition of jobs comes at a time when shoppers across the nation are banking on e-commerce platforms to shop for merchandise across segments, like essentials and everyday purchases. Most Indian states have imposed lockdowns and other associated restrictions to verify the fast spread of the virus impacting the typical movement of folks.
“The growing demand for e-commerce services across the country as people continue to remain indoors to fight the virus has necessitated a ramp-up of our supply chain, creating thousands of employment opportunities. All new hires will be covered with our healthcare and wellness initiatives to ensure their safety during these testing times,” Hemant Badri, senior vice-president, provide chain at Flipkart stated in a statement.
Flipkart has been ramping up its provide chain infrastructure to cater to more shoppers. Earlier this month, it announced plans to step up provide chain infrastructure for its grocery enterprise and add more than eight lakh square feet of space via 5 new fulfilment centres more than the next 3 months.
Last year, e-commerce firms Flipkart and Amazon had enabled a spate of direct and seasonal employment possibilities to service a large volume of orders. In the run-up to Flipkart’s Big Billion Days sale in the preceding year, the firm had helped build area for more than 70,000 direct jobs in addition to lakhs of indirect seasonal openings.
Ajoy Thomas, a enterprise head at TeamLease Services had not too long ago told FE that hiring for delivery boys, pickers, packers and loaders in the e-commerce space had jumped 40% because the pandemic commensurate with the improved demand for meals-tech and e-groceries.
Flipkart stated that it is also undertaking instruction programmes for its direct hires in numerous elements of the provide chain. The instruction sessions span consumer service, delivery, installation and security and sanitation measures along with the handling of hand-held devices, PoS Machines, scanners, numerous mobile applications and ERPs.