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Pueblo County to centralize Amazon Business accounts to seek cost savings
Summary
County staff presented a plan to consolidate multiple Amazon accounts into one Amazon Business account, proposing Business Prime, curated catalogs and rebate tiers to reduce retail spend, tax liability and shipping costs; county manager asked purchasing staff to begin department outreach.
Pueblo County commissioners on July 15 heard a presentation on centralizing the county’s Amazon purchasing under a single Amazon Business account and asked staff to begin outreach with departments to implement the change.
The proposal, presented by Amazon Business representative Manny Coia and explained in operational detail by Purchasing Manager Terry Robinson, aims to reduce duplicate retail purchases, shrink tax and shipping charges and increase visibility into departmental procurement.
Amazon’s account review found eight separate Amazon accounts, about 228 users and roughly $310,000 in historical spend. Coia said roughly $38,000 of that was retail (amazon.com) purchases, which carried a roughly $3,000 tax liability, and historic shipping costs of about $4,000. He told the board that consolidating accounts and moving purchases into Amazon Business could produce immediate savings: “We create a 6% cost savings just by consolidating the account,” Coia said, and additional savings can come from Business Prime…
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