Amazon Business Account is an enterprise-wide platform available for University employees to purchase needed items from Amazon at an institutional level. It will be accessible via a dedicated menu item within myUK Enterprise Services tab alongside other applications.

Important note for employees with an existing Amazon Business Account or Amazon.com account used for work purposes: If you are an employee having an existing departmental Amazon Business Account or Amazon.com account used for work purposes under an email other than your linkblue email address, please refrain from accessing the new Enterprise platform through myUK and contact amazon@l.uky.edu for migration assistance. If you are using your UK link blue email as an Amazon ID for a personal Amazon account, the new Enterprise site will recognize the UK link blue E-mail as a UK business email and migrate it along with all future transactions to the UK Enterprise site. If this occurs, all future transactions (personal or business) on that account will go through the UK workflow.
 
 
Examples:
amo286@uky.edu WOULD migrate to the new UK Enterprise Amazon site along with all future purchases
amber.moreland@uky.edu Would NOT migrate to the New UK Enterprise Amazon site

If you are using your UK link blue email during your first visit to the Amazon site, you should encounter a migration tool which will allow you to change your Email. 

By utilizing the Enterprise Amazon Business Account, departments automatically qualify for and benefit from Amazon Prime Membership at no charge. The enterprise account allows for incorporation of smaller departmental business accounts that have been purchased at college and unit levels. Registered users and order history within departmental business accounts potentially can be transferred into the larger Enterprise Amazon Business Account along with their order history and attached users. Departmental and unit business officers can review orders prior to placement which serves to support required compliance and oversight measures.
Benefits include:
  • Access to millions of products, available only to Amazon Business customers
  • Business pricing is frequently better value and available only for registered Amazon Business customers. Business-specific pricing includes quantity discounts on eligible items.
  • Free 2-Day shipping on Prime-eligible items (Learn more)
  • Automatic tax-exemption for items sold by Amazon LLC & participating 3rd party sellers, as applicable
  • Access to the University account on mobile devices through the Amazon Business Mobile App (planned for Post Go-Live)
  • Access to a specialized Amazon Business Customer Service team, including services dedicated to package delivery issues and escalation

Additional CPH Notes: Amazon orders will now move through workflow, this will cause items to require approvals before Amazon will ship. Please ensure you provide adequate time for order, approvals, and shipping before expecting the items.

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