Prior to the holiday season, Flipkart stated that it anticipated creating over a million new job opportunities throughout its supply chain, including fulfillment centers, sortation centers, and delivery hubs.
BENGALURU: Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart said on Tuesday in the past three months, over March - May 2021, it has hired 23,000 people across the country in various capacities across its supply chain, including delivery executives. 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 ,Senior vice-president, Supply Chain at Flipkart, Hemant Badri said.
The company said in a statement it is also 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 trainings are being undertaken through mobile applications such as WhatsApp, Zoom, and Hangout, along with Flipkarts own Learning Management System, it was stated.
Flipkart on Tuesday said it has hired 23,000 people across its supply chain, including delivery executives, in the last three months as the e-commerce marketplace strengthens the supply chain to fast deliver products while creating additional employment. The hiring was done keeping the growing demand for e-commerce services across the country, as people continue to remain indoors to fight the pandemic, which has necessitated a ramp-up of supply chain, the company said in a statement. All new hires will be covered with our healthcare and wellness initiatives to ensure their safety during these testing times, said Hemant Badri, Senior Vice-President, Supply Chain at Flipkart.
Flipkart hires 23,000 to bolster its supply chain amid Covid pandemic
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 01:09 PM IST
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The hiring was done keeping the growing demand for e-commerce services across the country, as people continue to remain indoors to fight the pandemic, which has necessitated a ramp-up of supply chain, the company said in a statement.
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Flipkart will add over 8 lakh square feet of space through five new fulfilment centres over the next three months.
Flipkart on Tuesday said it has hired 23,000 people across its supply chain, including delivery executives, in the last three months as the e-commerce marketplace strengthens the supply chain to fast deliver products while creating additional employment.