[What is "amazon business login" that accelerates cross-border EC? The first step in procurement DX for small and medium-sized businesses]

In accelerating cross-border e-commerce and overseas expansion, a surprising blind spot is "improving the efficiency of internal procurement." Many small and medium-sized businesses in Japan use personal Amazon accounts to purchase equipment and procure indirect materials, and are burdened with complicated expense settlements. In this article, we will explain how to realize procurement DX and increase global competitiveness by utilizing the B2B dedicated platform "amazon Business Login".

1. Basic functions of Amazon Business Login and differences from B2C

Unlike Amazon.co.jp, which is for individuals, ``amazon Business Login'' is a purchasing-only entrance for corporations and individual business owners. The biggest feature is that multiple users can be linked to one corporate account. This makes it possible for people in charge of each department to log in individually and still centrally manage the approval flow.

2. Three advantages of procurement DX that small and medium-sized enterprises should introduce

If you organize your procurement operations into MECE (no omissions, no duplications), you can expect dramatic improvements in the following three areas:

• コスト削減： Corporate-exclusive pricing and volume discounts are applied、compressing procurement costs for indirect materials。
• Workload Reduction: invoice payment (後払い）enabling selection of、individual reimbursement processes are eliminated。
• governance strengthening： who, when, whatをand how much was paidをvisualized in real-time。