Swiggy’s ‘Project Next’ will turn delivery agents into Sales Exec

India’s leading food delivery company Swiggy has launched a new initiative aimed to provide a career opportunity for its delivery partners. With this programme delivery partners will be able to build a career in sales and it will also facilitate the growth of Swiggy's restaurant network. 

What is Project Next?

Called 'Project Next', Swiggy’s latest programme under the "Swiggy Skills" initiative is recognized by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Government of India.

‘Project Next’ will offer the participants with skilling, training, internship and employment opportunities in its value chain.

By converting qualified delivery partners into the role of sales executives, Project Next attempts to augment Swiggy’s restaurant expansion across 150+ growing markets, as disclosed in a recent press release by the company. Under this project, delivery partners can take on a new role within the company.

"Swiggy works with nearly 400,000 delivery partners across India … This unique programme helps delivery partners transition from ‘blue collar’ to ‘white collar’ workers,” announced Swiggy Food Marketplace chief executive Rohit Kapoor.

Why does Swiggy want to offer this opportunity to their delivery guys?

Announcing Swiggy’s project on LinkedIn, Kapoor wrote, "You know who covers way more ground than any of us do? Our delivery partners. Not only do they know the chappa-chappa of every alley, they are super close to our restaurant partners and aware of their needs. That's why we have launched "Project Next" which provides a clear and logical path for delivery partners who want to build a career with Swiggy. Partners like Pawan (in picture), who has been a Swiggy delivery partner for three years, have now transitioned to becoming a sales executive through Project Next. It allows them the opportunity to try their hands at something different!"

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In the past few weeks, already 100 delivery partners have been absorbed as sales executives under Project Next, and they have already onboarded more than 360 restaurants, as informed by the company.

Swiggy plans to transition hundreds of delivery partners into sales executives across cities such as Vadodara, Amritsar, Nashik, Agra and Dharwad.

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