Do you experience issues with stock replenishment for your Amazon FBA program? Does your inventory ever get rejected due to packaging infringements?
These can be very real problems for you as a seller, and it’s important to find a way to mitigate them. Why?
Packaging and Labelling
We’ve heard it before -- you send in your goods for sale and Amazon advises they are not meeting the FBA program standards. Amazon may claim the goods are missing the correct labelling or perhaps the packaging isn’t sufficient. Understandably, they need a standardized method of receiving inventory, storing, in order to maintain what they are known for: their quick and efficient picking and shipping system. They are willing to fix issues for you on site, but the charges may be costly.
Insider Tip #1:
This is where skilled order fulfillment partners come into the picture.
- Your partner can prepare your product to meet Amazon specs, flag issues, or even help you with last-minute rework projects.
- No hold ups by system barriers at Amazon due to packaging issues.
- Top up your inventories regularly, minimizing low or zero inventory.
The bottom line: no snags in goods acceptance means inventory availability to potential sales.
Inventory
Another issue you may encounter is stock replenishment. When your Amazon inventory runs low, you ship in more, but your goods may sit in Amazon’s warehouse bays for unreasonably long periods of time. This will create a delay in receiving into their system and may show “out of stock” on the consumer-facing side. You know this could cost you precious orders.
Insider Tip #2:
Select a fulfillment partner located near an Amazon fulfillment centre. Then:
- Prepare larger volumes of inventory and ship it to your third-party partner.
- Hold your inventory there until Amazon allows you to replenish your inventory levels.
- Trigger a Just-In-Time delivery to Amazon by notifying your fulfillment partner to transport the designated stock the moment Amazon is ready to accept it.
- Staging your goods in this way eliminates waiting and panic.
Many businesses are dependent on the exposure and accessibility that Amazon provides to their consumers. They can’t afford to lose the advantages of the Amazon FBA program. If this is the case for you, you’ve got the inside track on solutions.
A third-party order fulfillment partner can package to FBA spec. A nearby warehouse can get your good shipped out immediately, seamlessly transitioning your inventory to Amazon’s. Diminish product rejection and cultivate inventory top-ups with a reliable partner that can do both and save yourself unnecessary hassle.
Bullseye Packaging Services is located less than ten minutes away from YYC1. We can provide consistent high quality wholesale order support direct to Amazon.
Contact Eira today for your custom solution. sales@bullseyepackaging.ca