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Punchout

Start your purchases in your e-procurement system, then punch out to Amazon Business.

Connect e-procurement systems to Amazon Business.

 

It’s easy to get more from your existing e-procurement system by connecting it to Amazon Business. Buyers can access the selection and convenience available on Amazon Business while maintaining the compliance, management, and control provided by your existing system.

 

More than 200 e-procurement systems integrate with Amazon Business. Punchout is typically the first integration tapped by Amazon Business customers, and it can be a prerequisite for additional integrations, like Integrated Search and Punch-in.

  • Simplify the buying experience

    Start in your e-procurement system, punch out to Amazon Business, and route cart back for approval.

  • Drive compliance

    Access your e-procurement system's controls and manage end-to-end reconciliation with eInvoice.

  • Increase spend visibility

    Gain insight into your Amazon Business spend and empower your organization to make better decisions.

Set up Punchout

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    Save time and effort

    • Spend less time searching for, negotiating with and managing suppliers – find them in one competitive online store.
    • Compare VAT-exclusive prices and filter sellers with downloadable VAT invoices available to download in bulk.
    • Add frequently purchased products to purchasing lists and re-order items in a single click.
    • Implement your offline approvals directly on Amazon, with the ability to approve multiple orders, either in bulk or individually at item level.
  • Save time

    Enhanced visibility and control for your business

    • Simplify reconciliation through detailed invoices when using Pay by Invoice* or enhanced transaction data on eligible commercial credit cards.
    • Add PO numbers and other business information for easier approvals, tracking and reconciliation.
    • Use Amazon Business Analytics to download detailed, customisable reconciliation reports.
    • Use your existing procurement systems to purchase on Amazon, including Coupa, JAGGAER and SAP Ariba.

     

    *Subject to satisfactory credit checks and individual credit limit.

  • Save money

    Easier Reconciliation

    • Add PO numbers, project codes or cost centres to your orders. Use PO numbers and enable quick matching of your invoices.
    • Can be fully integrated with your e-procurement systems (e.g.,Coupa, Ariba, Oracle), or can work side-by-side with them.
    • Get enhanced data on your organisation's existing data and billing feed when purchasing with an eligible commercial card.

FAQs

  • If you are the Amazon Business account Administrator, set up Punchout using the self-configuration tool. Sign into your business account, go to Business Settings > System integrations > Configure purchasing system and follow the step-by-step instructions.

  • Amazon Business supports testing your Punchout connection in Test Mode. Set up your connection in Test Mode so your buyers can experience Amazon Business through Punchout as if your account was live. We will not ship or charge your account for orders placed in Test Mode.

  • Third parties can collaborate with an Amazon Business account executive on behalf of their client to quickly and easily integrate Amazon Business as a Punchout catalog on supported purchasing systems.

  • Once Punchout is enabled, contact your Amazon Business account executive if you’d like to enable Punch-in and/or Integrated Search.

  • Punchout and Punch-in are both ways in which Amazon Business customers can easily shop our catalog of products. The key difference is Punch-in allows you begin to your business purchase on the Amazon Business website before submitting your completed cart to your e-procurement system, while the Punchout purchase process requires you to start the process in your e-procurement system.