Flipkart - Director - Fulfillment Center Operations

Who We Are:

Flipkart was given wings in the year 2007 by two IIT alumni, Sachin and Binny Bansal. In what has been a stupendous six year journey so far, today we stand tall as India’s largest ecommerce marketplace, with the highest sales of consumer electronic products and books, surpassing large offline chains in these categories. With more than a million visitors every day, and a registered user base of 10 million we are one among the top 10 websites in India today.

Our focus has always been on making online shopping a delightful experience for customers – and that will always be our core purpose. With rapid growth in internet adoption and mobility, e-commerce is poised to grow manifold, and Flipkart is strongly positioned to leverage this opportunity. Patronage from investors has been encouraging ever since Flipkart was born and recently Flipkart rose over Rs. 2000 crores in funding, reposing investors’ faith in us. We aimed to hit USD 1 billion in GMV by 2015, but reached that goal early 2014! Our vision is to be $20 billion Company by 2020.

Yes, we have great plans for the future, but we have come this far in a short span of 6 years, largely because we have stayed focused on hiring and retaining the best talent and offering our employees great opportunities for learning, skill development and growth.

Flipkart’s vision is to be the most preferred destination for ALL shoppers in India

It's nice of you to take the time to get to know us better. Here are some things about us that we thought you might like to know.

Flipkart went live in 2007 with the objective of making books easily available to anyone who had internet access. Today, we're present across various categories. Be it our path-breaking services like Cash on Delivery, a 30-day replacement policy, EMI options, free shipping - and of course the great prices that we offer, everything we do revolves around our obsession with providing our customers a memorable online shopping experience.

So it's no surprise that we're a favourite online shopping destination.

To further drive our aggressive growth plans, we are constantly looking out for dynamic individuals across the spectrum - professionals who are hungry to make a difference to e-commerce in India. Flipkart offers rich exposure in managing the complexities and challenges of a high-growth business environment. It's a unique opportunity to be part of a team that is changing the way people shop in India, thereby defining the future of e-commerce in the country.

Visit us at http://www.flipkart.com/s/careers to know about our active open positions.

Job Profile:

- Spearhead Regional fulfilment centre operations for Flipkart.

- Specialized warehouses occupying a space of 3-4 Lac square feet.

- Define track and improve on key metrics like breach, MIS shipments etc. for given region.

- Build a culture of ownership and empowerment in FCs in that region.

- Accountable for Inventory and related asset management for the region.

- Responsible for Operationalization of New fulfilment centres in the region.

- Drive continuous improvement initiatives in the FCs in close coordination within the central FC OD team.

- Work closely with Logistics and Retail teams in reviewing and optimization of distribution network in his region.

- Work closely with central teams for design of org structure with respect to the regional fulfilment centre.

- Drive on-the-ground implementation of any new technology/System/Processes for the warehouses in his region.

- Cost effective fulfilment/Warehousing in the region.

- PNL accountability of Warehouse in the region.

- Develop, mentor and motivate the team in the region to achieve higher goals.

Key Skills:

- Strong leadership abilities

- High degree of Business knowledge

- Strategic thinker

- Change Management skills: Processes, Policies, Training & Systems

- Strong communication, interpersonal skills

- Strong bias for Impact based Action : Flipkart works at a very rapid pace & that is what would be expected.

Experience:

- 10 years of experience in Supply chain/at least 10 years in handling large DCs

- Prior Experience of handling large teams (500-800 employees)

Qualification:

- B.E/B.Tech & MBA