Organizational leaders need a strategic business partner that collaborates with them to meet their business objectives. At the same time, buyers need convenient, reliable access to the supplies they need, delivered when and where they need it. How can leaders buy smarter so they can focus on their organizational mission?

New ways to optimize the purchasing process, and new methods to integrate with enterprise e-procurement systems. Amazon Business technology head Doug Gray shares the evolution – and the benefits shared with customers and selling partners. The past two years have brimmed with challenges for business buyers and the organizations they support, but they’ve lit a path to making procurement efficient, and integrated.

Big data, AI, machine learning: All have growing roles in addressing business challenges, especially in the fields of sustainability and decarbonization. Here trailblazing data scientist and author Matt Taddy takes you behind the decision-making curtain at Amazon Private Brands. He’ll share success stories resulting from willingness to tap more scalable, robust, user-friendly big data resources. We’ll hear why commitment to metric-driven decisions, and assigning problem-solving duty to automated resources, make more business sense than ever in 2022 and beyond.

Today Amazon maintains end-to-end visibility and control of customer package journeys. It wasn’t always this way. Since the founding a decade ago of Amazon Transportation Services, Amazon has expanded in-house transport capabilities to deliver the highest quality, most reliable customer experience. Now the goal is to keep advancing the state of the art while achieving net-zero carbon output – “Shipment Zero” – by 2040. Steven Armato takes us on a sustainable journey over air, land, and sea to provide the inside story.

91% of B2B buyers now weigh seller certifications when evaluating suppliers. Top concerns include sustainability, diversity, and supporting local business. Businesses are following consumers’ lead and making purchases based on values. Establishing and growing a high-performing diversity culture is a clear priority on the 2022 business landscape. Fortunately, procurement advances can help. This session reveals how some familiar names implement diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives across the entire value chain – and build procurement cultures to be proud of.

Old conventional wisdom: smarter procurement feeds the bottom line, end of story. New conventional wisdom: more sustainable, intentional supply chain strategies do much more. They can also enhance retention, loyalty, an organization’s reputation, and long-term growth prospects. In this valuable session, procurement and supply-chain experts convene to share frontline stories—stories that demonstrate the tangible value of advancing social responsibility and supporting diverse communities via smart business buying.

Join Andrew Krzmarzick, Amazon Business head of Nonprofits and NGOs to learn how Donation Driver from Amazon Business can help nonprofit organizations automate the process of giving and enhance the donor experience. Hear from Ashley Rumschlag, CEO and Executive Director of Domestic Shelters, a 501(c)(3) non-profit, headquartered in Phoenix, AZ, whose mission is to transform domestic violence services in its home state through grant making, board development, and fundraising. Since Domestic Shelters implemented Donation Driver, they’ve received over 6,000 items, worth over $165,000 in donations.