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Flipkart Hires Over 50,000 New Employees Ahead Of Big Billion Days Sale & Festive Season

They have been trained in various aspects of the supply chain including handling hand-held devices, PoS machines, scanners, various mobile applications and ERPs (enterprise resource planning), Flipkart said.

New Delhi: Amid reports of a bleak job market and a sagging economy, e-commerce giant Flipkart claims to have has infused 50,000 direct jobs to cash in on the approaching festive season and the Big Billion Days sales.  The company says through its supply chain, logistics arm and customer support it has added over fifty thousand direct jobs. Also it expects to have increased the indirect jobs through the seller network by 30 per cent as compared to last year taking it to 6.5 lakh. The annual six-day event on its website and app begins on September 29. "The Big Billion Days are designed to add value to the lives of our customers, by providing them with a great selection and an optimum shopping experience during the much-awaited festival season," said Kalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO at Flipkart Group. "At Flipkart, however, our aim is to benefit the entire ecosystem with our initiatives and that is exactly what our Big Billion Days aims to do. With new employment opportunities across geographies and the prospect of scaling the sellers' businesses, we aim to stimulate local industries and foster the creation of a robust economy," Krishnamurthy said. The directly employed workforce is spread across the entire supply chain, from Flipkart Wishmasters to personnel in warehouses, mother hubs and delivery hubs. They have been trained in various aspects of the supply chain including handling hand-held devices, PoS machines, scanners, various mobile applications and ERPs (enterprise resource planning), Flipkart said. In addition to that, they are also trained in the finer aspects of customer service, delivery and installation, it added. (With additional information from IANS)
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