Vendor Central: Why is Amazon Not Placing Purchase Orders
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In some instances, you may find that your product profitability is not sufficient for Amazon to warrant purchasing a specific product from you. When a products cost to Amazon does not allow for competitive retail pricing. Amazon may suggest a lower cost so they can offer that product to customer. When Amazon proposes a new cost, they fact an average retail price, shipping and storage costs and customer service for Amazon to consider issuing purchase orders for these products, you would need to resubmit your costs without a lower cost.
show moreAmazon may not issue purchase orders for these products. In this instance, you will see a subject on the homepage of your vendor central dashboard under the required action section on the left side of the page that reads. Lower costs on new authors to avoid PO interruptions. In this instance, click on the link on this text.
On the next page, you’ll be presented with a table of ASINs with pricing options. It will stipulate the proposed cost in bold beneath the ASIN details. And this cost will be mirrored in the editable text box to the right of the a as well beneath the bold proposed cost under the ASIN details will also be noted the current cost to Amazon.
You then have a few options available here. You can amend the proposed cost in the editable field to what you would prefer and click the update the cost button beneath this. You can leave this proposed cost as is, and simply click the update, the cost button beneath it. Or you can decline this new proposed cost by clicking the decline.
This cost link below fair in mind that should you decline the proposed cost. You run the risk of Amazon continuing to not place POS for this ASIN. If you have a multitude of products with new costs proposed by Amazon, you can click the review all tab along the top. Download this list of ASINs with their proposed costs by clicking the export to Excel button.
Update your costs on the spreadsheet or leave the proposed costs in the fields already there. Save your spreadsheet and return to the same page. Click the choose file button to select your newly saved spread. And then click the upper button to upload your amended costs.