Before Big Billion Days sale, Flipkart hires over 50,000 new employees

NEW DELHI : In the run-up to the Big Billion Days sale, e-commerce major Flipkart today announced that it has recently hired over 50,000 new employees across its supply chain, logistics arm and customer support teams. Besides direct jobs, Flipkart has also increased the number of indirect jobs through the seller network by 30% as compared to last year, taking it to 6.5 lakh.

Flipkart’s annual Big Billion Days sale, which will run from 29 September to 4 October this year, also helps generate lakhs of direct and indirect jobs during the festive season.

The directly employed workforce is spread across the entire supply chain, from Flipkart Wishmasters to personnel in warehouses, mother hubs, and delivery hubs.