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“Users wanted a simplified experience. Working with Amazon Business, Citi commenced on a journey to fully automate each transaction, so that each purchase is coded to the proper cost center, payment is processed, and extra steps are reduced.”

Guillermo Bambach, Global RMO Source to Contract Process Owner, Citi

"Amazon Business was an absolute life-saver for our department. Logistically managing to send gift boxes to filmmakers and jurors around the world for this year’s virtual Sundance Film Festival would have been impossible without Amazon's help. The speed with which they were delivered and the customer service in dealing with issues was exceptional - we and the filmmakers are extremely grateful."

Tony Coppola, Manager, Festival Artist Relations, Sundance Institute

“When we’re dealing with offshore movement of materials, consistency and reliability is key. We are consolidating orders and shipments with Amazon Business to one day per week timed with our vessel schedules. This adds reliability to our supply chain, and will have a positive impact on our ambition and commitment to be net zero by 2050.”

Justin Burnett, VP of Materials Management and Warehousing, bp

“The impact of Amazon Business is that it’s changing procurement as an activity. Customers have access to hundreds of thousands of suppliers, which makes procurement more efficient, and dynamic pricing and discounts drive real value for businesses.”

Phil Vokins, Cloud Services Director, Intel Canada

“Cisco’s purpose is to power an inclusive future for all. That means everyone. Partnering with Amazon Business we are able to provide more visibility to diverse-owned businesses, increasing their visibility, and ultimately spend.”

Denise Lombard, Director of Responsible Procurement, Cisco Systems

“We’ve moved purchases to Amazon Business to consolidate spending in a dynamic store environment, where everyone can find what they need, and still take advantage of large-scale ordering and bulk buying.”

Ellen Nielsen, General Manager of Category Management, Chevron

“B2B is an area where we’re seeing a lot of momentum, increasing year-over-year. My primary focus is to leverage the strength of our brand recognition and quality and combine that with B2B channels such as Amazon Business."

Charlie Stack, Vice President of American Casualwear and e-Commerce, HanesBrands

"What used to be a manual process that took up much of our time is now almost entirely automated. This reduces processing times and allows us to provide autonomy to center directors to get what they need more quickly and efficiently."

Rick Quaintance, Senior Director of Procurement and Contracts Management, USO

“With Amazon Business, we can focus on what the data means rather than on whether it is accurate. We used to review purchasing data every two or three months. Now we can look at it in real time, which makes us much more agile in our decision making.”

Mark Arrigotti, Head of Global Procure2Pay, Uber

"We save valuable time with Amazon Business. We've been able to streamline procurement, especially for recurring purchases, efficiently manage employee access to our account, and more easily generate reports we need to do our jobs better."

Jen Kawahara, Head of Finance, Airtable

“There are a lot of benefits we still expect to gain from Amazon Business, given that it’s an ever-growing company that innovates with intention on the behalf of public sector organizations. I’m looking forward to seeing what else comes from Amazon Business and being able to share those benefits with the state.”

Chris Hughes, Director, State of Utah Division of Purchasing & General Services

“At our scale, every percentage point counts. When you save thousands of dollars on each transaction, considering the sheer size of our procurement organization and our purchasing activities, it adds up fast."

Nassim Kefi, Procurement Advisor, ExxonMobil

“Diversity certifications and search filters offered by Amazon Business, and its potential to help increase our diversity spend, was a huge selling point to adopt Amazon Business for Motorola Solutions.”

Rosa Botello, Head of Supplier Diversity, Motorola Solutions

“We had three parts to the challenge, which was to simplify the process without breaking anything or incurring implementation costs, have better reporting, and reduce unmanaged tail spend. These were the challenges we faced when we realized we could do things differently with Amazon Business.”

Sharon Loosman, Director of Procurement & Business Services, NC State