Flipkart To Create 1 Lakh Seasonal Jobs Ahead of Festive Season Sale

Ecommerce giant Flipkart on Monday (September 4) said it would create 1 Lakh direct and indirect seasonal jobs to strengthen its supply chain to meet the customer demand during its flagship season sale, The Big Billion Days (TBBD), this year.

The Walmart-owned ecommerce company said in a statement that it would create jobs across divisions like supply chain, sortation centres, and delivery hubs. 

Flipkart’s festive season sale will begin on September 23. Over the years, festive season sales have emerged as a big event for ecommerce companies, including Flipkart and its rival Amazon. With the rise in penetration of mobile phones and internet in the country, these companies see a spike in demand from customers during the festive season, especially in electronics and fashion segments. 

Commenting on TBBD 2023, Hemant Badri, senior vice president and head of supply chain, customer experience, and ecommerce at Flipkart, said, “The complexity and scale during TBBD require us to scale up for capacity, storage, placement, sorting, packaging, human resources, training, delivery, and the entire supply chain, and this scale is always unprecedented. This year, we are also creating over a lakh new job opportunities in our supply chain… “ 

The ecommerce major said it has also scaled its supply chain with last-mile distribution hubs and large-scale fulfilment centres to mark the 10th edition of its annual flagship event. 

Ahead of the festive sale, the company also claimed to have added more than 19 Lakh square feet of space across states like Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Punjab, Rajasthan, and Telangana. 

Flipkart plans to deliver more than 40% of its shipments during the festive season through its Kirana delivery program.

Last year, Walmart said Flipkart’s flagship festive season sale in India contributed significantly to its net sales growth in Q3.

Flipkart’s archrival Amazon’s ‘Great Indian Festival Sale’ will also begin on September 23, the same day as Flipkart. Besides these two, other brands such as Meesho, Myntra, AJIO, Nykaa also make special arrangements to meet the higher demand during the festive season.

Last year, ecommerce marketplaces recorded sales worth INR 40,000 Cr during the first week of the festive season sale.

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