All information regarding suppliers is stored in GIT’s database and this information is mandatory and necessary to be able to create or import purchase orders. We have to create a supplier account by creating a Person (legal entity) and then register it as a Supplier. To do so, we have to access the Persons area under the Human Resources menu (Human Resources > Persons > Add).

To import products we have to go to:
Market > General > Import Products
In order to import a product in GIT we will need the product’s ASIN. The ASIN is the ID Amazon gives to each product that has a listing in their marketplace. We will copy the ASINs that match with our products and paste them on “Product IDs”. We recommended that you copying and pasting these IDs, otherwise we will be prone to mistakes.

To import a PO to GIT we have to go to:
Purchases > Purchase Orders > Import
In the “Supplier Credit” field, we will select the name of the Supplier we previously registered and in “Receiving Warehouse” we will select one of the available options. In “Items”, we will click on “Browse” and we will load a file with our list of items.

After creating the PO, in the case of items purchased for the first time, it is necessary to go through the Prepare PO process. This is to enlist the items in Seller Central. To do this, proceed: Market > Amazon > Prepare PO. In Purchase Order IDs, put your PO numbers, separated by a comma. Once this process is completed, you must wait between 15 to 20 minutes before going to the next step.

Through the Check In process you input in GIT the amount of units that were actually received in your warehouse or in Amazon Seller Central. This is to keep record of how much merchandise you have in stock, in parallel to the reports Amazon provides, or to know exactly what you have in stock in your warehouse. When working as an FBA, Checking In the merchandise can serve as a double check by having something to compare with the Amazon Inventory Manager. This can be useful to detect misplaced units and to have a much finer control of your inventory.

The payment of supplier invoices is done in several steps. Supplier Pre-payments (without this you can not pay GIT) Cash Management > Cashier > Supplier Prepayments. Source account, the ID number of bank account, or in the box on the right bank name is entered is entered. The amount is then input to overtake. In target account, enter the name of the supplier receiving. Finally in notes, complete with important information regarding the payment.

This seems pretty easy but interestingly, many Amazon sellers make the mistake of selling products that many others are selling as well This is a not very recommended. Amazon creates one page for each product available on its site. This means that all merchants selling the same product are lumped into the same page. If you are selling a product that 50 others sellers are offering, you are going to have a hard time standing out from the competition, unless you are willing to be the one with the lowest price.
Amazon sellers are all competing for the top spot, called the “Buy Box” in a product page. The seller with the best price and history gets this coveted spot, which is an automatic sale when someone clicks on “Add to Cart.” All other sellers get listed off to the side of the page or even on a second page. This isn’t where you want to be!

Whenever a buyer searches for something, several results come up. When the buyer clicks on one of the results, the page that comes up is the buy box. According to Amazon over 78% of all sales are made through the buy box, so winning the buy box is crucial to your success.

There are two ways to win the buy box every time:
Offer the lowest price including shipping. If a seller’s account is in good standing and they offer the lowest price including shipping, their product will win the buy box and be ahead of the other sellers. However, if a seller is FBA, then Amazon assumes their shipping cost is zero. The reason for this is that Amazon Prime members get free 2-Day shipping on all products while all other Amazon buyers get free standard shipping on any item or shipment that totals over $35.
Use Amazon’s bundling Policy to Create Unique Items. If someone is selling the same item as you are on Amazon, think of creative ways to create a unique product bundle.

We know from experience that it is very easy to mislabel products. When you put a shipment together, create some type of system to double check that each product has the correct label.

Amazon has some fairly strict requirements when you send items to their FBA warehouses. Here are some of their rules:
Choose the correct size box for your units. If you choose too large a container, you will need to fill it will sufficient packaging material so that the box will not collapse under the weight of heavier boxes during the shipping and receiving process. For best results, use a new, single-wall, corrugated shipping container with a high-burst or crush-strength stamp.
Use a rigid box with flaps intact.
If you are reusing boxes from previous shipments, be sure to remove any previous shipping labels or markings to avoid confusion by the carrier.
Wrap all items separately.
Use adequate packaging material.
Use strong tape designed for shipping.
Do not use string or paper over-wrap.
Use a single address label that has clear, complete delivery and return information.
Use two inches of cushioning between each of your units and the inside of the box.
Neither point-of-sale containers nor pallet-sized boxes, also known as "Gaylord’s," may be used.
Boxes cannot be bundled together using bagging, taping, elastic, or extra straps.
If you are reusing a retail box to ship different products (for example, a large printer box to ship smaller media products), be sure to cover or remove any scannable barcodes on the outside of the box to avoid confusion during the receive process.

There are other rules as well that you need to know about:
Suffocation labels – Any poly bag with an opening of 5 inches or larger requires a suffocation label on the bag.
Poly bag your bundled items.
You may not ship any glass container containing liquids or gels in glass jars larger than 4 ounces.
Expiration Dates – If you are sending any food items (including pet foods and treats) that have expiration dates, Amazon requires an expiration date label on both the outside shipping carton and on the product. The date must be at least 6 months out when you send it to Amazon. As the product nears its date if it has not sold Amazon will destroy it.
All of the packaged items you send to Amazon must pass a 5-foot drop test (This does not apply to products sent in the manufacturer’s retail box)
If an item arrives at Amazon without a product label, or suffocation label or requires Amazon to do any special handling prior to storing, you will be assessed a handling fee of 75¢ per item and you will receive a policy violation warning notice.

IMPORTANT:
Note that when using FBA, your account will initially have certain restrictions sending products to Amazon Fulfillment Centers.
First of all, the limit will be 5000 units for standard products and 500 units for Oversize products. If you want to increase your storage limit, you will be able to request this later on, but you will have to meet certain requirements.
Upon reaching the next level, the limit will be 8000 units for standard items. If you want to upgrade to the next level, you will be required to sell 8% of your inventory level for nine consecutive weeks to prove to Amazon that you are suitable for an upgrade of your storage limit.