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High Volume Purchases

Single-SKU orders greater than £10K or 999 units

Two ways to meet your bulk buying needs

Amazon Business customers can make non-quoted and quoted large quantity purchases.

  • Non-quoted high volume purchase

     

    The Bulk Buying Tool (BBT) can help you meet your bulk buying needs by:


    → Consolidating inventory from multiple suppliers when a single supplier doesn’t have enough inventory


    Example: Supplier A and Supplier B each have 500 keyboards of inventory. You want to purchase 800 keyboards, but neither supplier can fulfill your order. The BBT will consolidate inventory from both suppliers so you can purchase 800 keyboards in a single order.


    → Combining offers from multiple suppliers to find the lowest price - even if a single supplier has enough inventory to fulfill your order


    Example: Supplier A has 1,000 keyboards available and Supplier B has 500. Supplier B’s per unit price is lower. You want to purchase 800 keyboards, but Supplier A’s price is higher and Supplier B doesn’t have enough inventory. The BBT will consolidate inventory so you can purchase 800 keyboard at the lowest per unit price (500 keyboards from Supplier B and 300 from Supplier A).

  • Quoted high volume purchase

     

    Any single-product, one-time purchase > £10,000 or 999 units that requires custom pricing and/or additional inventory than listed on Amazon Business. A quote can be requested using our Request for Quote (RFQ) tool.


    When buying in bulk, the RFQ tool can help when:

    You need more inventory than what’s available on Amazon Business
    You expect a better price or a bulk discount when buying in volume
    You need specific B2B selection (pack sizes/pallets/product assortment)

Bulk Buying Tool (BBT)

Consolidate inventory or offers from multiple suppliers

Step 1

To reach the Bulk Buying Tool, hover over “Hello, [Name]” and click Bulk Ordering. This will take you to the bulk ordering dashboard.

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Click Create a new bulk order.

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Find and add the product(s) you are looking for. You can search for them with the manufacturer part number, supplier SKU, Amazon URL, ASIN number, or keyword.

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Select your purchasing option (from a single supplier or from multiple suppliers) and click Add all to cart.

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Watch our training video to learn how you can submit a Request for Quote

Request for Quote (RFQ)

Request a discounted price on single-SKU purchases over £10,000 or 999 units

Step 1

Click the Buying in bulk? link under the ‘Qty’ drop down tool. Do not see the link? Make sure your purchase is set as a single purchase, not a recurring one.

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Click on Request a quote, you will be able to input the quantity in the next step.

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Fill out your quote specifications and click Request quote.

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To view your quote status, hover over ‘Hello, [Name]’ and click Bulk Ordering. This will take you to the bulk ordering dashboard.

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Click on View request, to view the status of your quote request.

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“Last year we needed to order 12,500 IT devices with a very short deadline for one of our top partners. Buying in bulk on Amazon Business helped us to save money for the client (getting a very competitive price per unit), avoid stock shortages and save time. We will definitely use Amazon Business for our next bulk orders, besides day-to-day purchases, thanks to the simplified purchasing process, vast product selection and business-only pricing.”

— Yiannis Spiliotopoulos - Director Global Accounts & Sustainability, Promidea

Amazon Business

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