The Challenges for 3PL Amazon Vendors
Third-party logistics (3PL) providers face unique and complex challenges in managing Amazon Vendor operations for their clients. Common hurdles include:
- Multiple Clients, Emails, Attachments and Systems: Most likely your Vendor clients are emailing you orders with PDF attachments. This is highly manual and not in your ideal flow.
- Logging into Amazon for each Client: To make ASNs, you’ll need to log into each client’s Amazon account or receive labels from them, which is hard to scale.
- High-Volume Order Management: Handling multiple POs for various clients with different requirements can overwhelm even the most organised teams.
- Complex Packing Requirements: Managing single-SKU, mixed-SKU, and bulk shipments with precision while adhering to Amazon’s specific standards.
- Fragmented Workflows: Amazon Vendor orders sit outside your main flow of operations, which makes it hard to process these clients orders.
- Scaling Across Clients: Expanding services to new clients or increasing volume for existing ones without operational strain can be difficult without the right tools.
- Accuracy and Compliance Risks: Mistakes in packing, labelling, or shipment data can lead to costly chargebacks, delays, and client dissatisfaction.