Attention: On-Site Managers

The Sourcing & Procurement team is pleased to announce a new partnership to bring Amazon Business Account to all communities.

What is an Amazon Business Account?
Amazon Business provides purchasing solutions that let registered businesses and their designated users shop for business supplies on Amazon. It offers the same products and sellers as your consumer Amazon account while also providing discounted business pricing and a dedicated customer service team for Amazon Business account users.

How does this benefit the business?
Through piloting this program at select communities, we determined that we could achieve a savings increase of up to 30% beyond our existing contracted office and maintenance supply prices. These accounts will also result in savings in many other items used by communities.
 
What other benefits are there to communities?
With the implementation of this program we hope to provide our communities with the following benefits:

• Separation of business and personal Amazon accounts
• Ability to pay for purchases via Purchase Order to avoid P-card limits (PO approvals apply)
• Access to the full Amazon Marketplace
• Real-time, competitive pricing from a wide range of vendors
• Unlimited, free 2-day shipping on all qualified orders

 Who will have access to Amazon Business Accounts?
Access to Amazon Business Accounts will be granted to RPMs, CMs, and Maintenance Supervisors. Live training webinars with our Amazon representative will be offered to help familiarize you with using this new type of account.

When will training and access be available?
The dates for each region’s training and new account access will be announced soon via an email from Amberle Huber.

Please direct questions to Amberle Huber at ahuber@essex.com.