Flipkart and Amazon create lakhs of jobs cause of this reason

NP NEWS 24 ONLINE –As India’s festive season kicks into high gear ahead of Diwali next month, Amazon India and Flipkart are likely to create about 120,000 new temporary jobs to service the anticipated e-commerce demand surge, recruitment companies and executives said. That’s twice the number they hired last year at this time. All told, some peg the additional requirement for temporary workers during the season at 200,000.

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Across offices and warehouses of the two e-commerce majors Flipkart and Amazon, preparations are on a war scale as the companies try to beat each other in getting the largest share of the pie.

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In the last few months, both Flipkart and Amazon have directly hired about 80,000 people, including temporary workers, to handle the massive jump in orders during the sale season .If indirect jobs are taken into account then the number of new jobs run into a few lakhs.

Amazon has been forced to match investments made by a rejuvenated Flipkart, said executives at recruitment firms Teamlease, Quess and Randstad, which provide temporary staffing solutions. “Flipkart has been frugal in their plans the past couple of years,” said Rituparna Chakraborty, cofounder of TeamLease Services. “However, with the fresh cash infusion and with Walmart coming in, they… are aggressive this year. For Amazon, it is about effectively competing with a revitalised Flipkart.

Most of the new hires are delivery boys and those managing deliveries in warehouses and hubs. Flipkart says the additional indirect jobs created at the seller location are in packaging and warehouse management where the e-commerce company also partners these sellers for providing the right training to the hired talent.
Amazon India Vice-President (India customer fulfilment) Akhil Saxena said the company had more than doubled the number of seasonal associates in its fulfilment network and customer service sites compared to the previous festive season.

Amazon India has a network of over 50 fulfilment centres, multiple sortation centres and close to 150 delivery stations across the country.

Flipkart has also bolstered its infrastructure network by adding a total of 16 flex fulfilment centres and 15 mother hubs to its supply chain network.

“The hiring and upskilling of the newly recruited staff is in line with the government’s National Skill Development Mission, and will provide a major boost to local employment and the economy. All hired personnel undergo training in supply chain processes for their respective function, and are trained to handle hand-held devices, PoS machines, scanners, various mobile applications and ERPs,” Flipkart said.