Punch-in

Start purchasing in the Amazon Business store, then punch into your e-procurement system.
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Start your integrated buying journey on our website.
If you have not yet completed your Punchout integration, that is the first step to enabling Punch-in. If you already have a Punchout integration with a Punch-in enabled e-procurement system, it is as simple as flipping a switch.
With Punch-in, buyers can enjoy the familiar experience of starting a purchase in the Amazon Business store.
  • Simplify the buying experience

    Route your Amazon Business cart through your system for approvals.

                        

  • Drive compliance

    Direct rogue spend through your e-procurement system to help maintain purchasing compliance.

    Drive compliance

  • Increase spend visibility

    Gain insight into your Amazon Business spend and empower your organization to make better decisions.

    Increase spend visibility

Contact us to get started with Punch-in

FAQs

  • In order to set up Punch-in, you will need to have Punchout enabled first. Once Punchout is enabled, your customer advisor can simply turn this feature on if your e-procurement system is configured for Punch-in.

  • Punchout and Punch-in are both ways in which Amazon Business customers can easily shop our catalog of products. The key difference is Punch-in allows you to begin your business purchase in the Amazon Business store before submitting your completed cart to your e-procurement system, while the Punchout purchase process requires you to start the journey in your e-procurement system.

  • Yes, Punch-in works with your Single Sign-on-enabled account.

  • Yes, you can start your purchasing journey with Punch-in on the Amazon Business mobile app or by accessing the Amazon Business store through a browser on a mobile device. From either mobile environment, you can add selected items to your cart, then use your organization’s e-procurement system for checkout.

  • Mostly no, you do not need to be on your company network. You can log into your Amazon Business Punch-in enabled account from any location and any computer. However, there could be instances where you would need to be on your company network, based on your Amazon Business account administrator’s policies.

  • We currently integrate with systems from Precoro. Contact your customer advisor about other e-procurement systems.

  • Your Amazon Business customer advisor will be able to provide you with this information upon request. If your current e-procurement system does not support it, let your customer advisor know that you’re interested in this feature.

  • No, users that buy via Punchout can immediately use Punch-in, too. For users who intend to buy both on Amazon Business website and through Punchout/Punch-in, we recommend mapping them to at least two separate groups – one with Punchout / Punch-in permissions (Punchout user access) and the other with Direct Website permissions (requisitioner access). When customers have both permissions on the same group, Direct Website purchase permissions take precedence over Punch-in.