Amazon Business

Owned by Christine Sandella
May 16, 2024
3 min read

 Amazon Business is the business supply purchasing platform for Amazon. Within ESM, Amazon is a punchout vendor and provides users the opportunity to purchase a deeper and wider selection of items than what is normally found in Amazon’s personal shopping catalog. 

Amazon Business Benefits

  • Free two-day shipping on Prime-eligible items

  • Business pricing and quantity discounts on top-brand and top-selling products

  • Access to certified small, diverse, local and sustainable businesses

  • Real-time data to make smarter budgeting and purchasing decisions

Get Started

  1. Log into PirateNet using your Seton Hall username and password. 

  2. On your PirateNet dashboard, click the ESM Purchasing/Sourcing app. 

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  3. On your ESM dashboard, click on Amazon Business punchout.

    The Amazon Business punchout app in ESM dashboard.

     

  4. Search for Items, Add Items to Cart and Proceed to Checkout.

     

  5. If you do not already have a credit card loaded into your Amazon Business profile, you will be required to add at checkout. Once added, you can then default to that payment for future purchases on Amazon Business.

    • Note: Your final shipping address that Amazon uses to ship the order is what is selected in ESM Purchasing and sent over on the order transmission.

       

  6. After adding payment and reviewing your order, you will see the message “This order requires approval” towards the end of your Amazon checkout process.

Note: Your order is not awaiting approval by Procurement. To dispatch the to Amazon Business, please complete the necessary steps in ESM Purchasing as outlined below.

 

  1. Click the Submit order for approval button. By clicking this button, the cart will be transmitted to ESM Purchasing, where you will complete the necessary steps to finalize the order to Amazon Business.

     

  2. Navigate back to ESM Purchasing via your PirateNet dashboard. On your ESM Purchasing homepage, click the CART icon in the upper right-hand corner.

     

  3. Click the Checkout button. A pop-up window will appear notifying you that your cart will be converted into a new transaction(s). Click Yes to continue.

     

  4. Follow the prompts to input all the required transaction details. Once completed, click the Prepare CC Order button.

     

  5. An ESM electronic "Purchase Order" appears on your screen for review and final approval to dispatch it to Amazon. You must click one of the two Place Order buttons that appear at the upper and lower right-hand side of the ESM Purchase Order screen to complete the order.