Managed Spend

Take control of category spend with Amazon Business

Managing category spend across your organization doesn't have to be complicated. Amazon Business gives buyers and administrators the tools to help control costs, manage inventory, and support purchasing aligned with your goals, from spend analysis to delivery.

Pinpoint savings with analytics

You can't manage what you can't see. Amazon Business helps gives you visibility into spend patterns so you can act on them.

• Identify opportunities to consolidate suppliers and reduce redundant purchasing.
• Access pre-built or custom reports to spot trends with Amazon Business Analytics.
• See your top categories by spend with Spend Visibility, a Prime Business feature.

Guide buyers with Buying Policies and approvals

Buying Policies and approvals help your teams follow your organization's purchasing rules while giving buyers a familiar shopping experience. 

• Define policies that reflect your organization's buying rules and flag off-policy spend.
• Create multi-tiered approval workflows to review purchases above a set threshold.
• Connect to your e-procurement system through Punchout for a streamlined buying experience.

Help get the right products to the right place, fast

Managing category spend doesn't stop at sourcing. Amazon Business helps buyers get what they need quickly with visual signals of your defined purchasing guidelines.

• Simplify ordering and reordering with Business Lists.
• Source everyday supplies at sharp prices with fast delivery through Business Essentials.
• Consolidate shipments by selecting one to two delivery days per week with Amazon Day, a Prime Business feature.

Consolidate suppliers across categories

Amazon Business gives you business-only pricing and a wide selection from multiple sellers, so you can manage spend across key categories in one place.

• Find business pricing on hundreds of millions of products relevant to your organization.
• Standardize purchasing on high-demand items across office, breakroom, IT, and janitorial supplies.
• Simplify reconciliation with itemized digital invoices and purchase orders for easy three-way matching.

Why Amazon Business for managed spend

Amazon Business helps procurement teams move category spend from tactical to strategic, so your team can spend less time chasing purchases and more time driving value.