Amazon FBM fulfillment in Ireland
When you sell products through Amazon marketplace, you have two options for order fulfillment. Do it yourself, also known as fulfilled by merchant (FBM). Or use fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), sending your stock to Amazon’s warehouses to be fulfilled on your behalf. The former is massively time-consuming, while the latter is both tricky and expensive. But what if there was another way? That’s where Autofulfil’s fulfillment by merchant services in Ireland can help. We provide Amazon FBM solutions in Ireland for eCommerce sellers that can save you time, money, and a whole lot of hassle.
The pros and cons of Amazon FBM vs. FBA
FBA is a popular option for Amazon sellers who see it as the most straightforward option. But many don’t realise the myriad benefits of fulfillment by merchant (FBM) as an alternative:
The problem with the in-house fulfillment process
As an eCommerce seller, Amazon fulfillment by merchant allows you to save money compared to FBA by fulfilling orders yourself – all while taking advantage of Amazon’s huge customer base and ready-made eCommerce selling platform. Unfortunately, the simplicity of using the Amazon website isn’t matched when it comes to picking, packing, and shipping customer orders in-house. Demand will eventually increase, leaving you with a scalability problem on your hands.
More orders call for more storage space, more staff, better software, and better systems in place to fulfill orders, handle shipping, and provide customer service for higher volumes. That all requires significant financial investment, not to mention the expertise needed to navigate the complexity involved with so much fulfillment in your own warehouse.
Remember, every minute spent preparing orders for delivery is a minute you could (and probably should) be spending elsewhere to grow your business. With an eCommerce platform as large as Amazon, this could happen much sooner than it would with your own website. That’s why many Amazon sellers opt for choosing to outsource fulfillment to a third-party logistics (3PL) partner.
How does Amazon FBM outsourcing work?
Amazon FBM outsourcing means choosing Amazon’s fulfilled by merchant order fulfillment model, but letting an experienced 3PL company do the fulfillment work on your behalf. That’s where Autofulfil comes into the equation.
As the top Amazon FBM fulfillment centre in Ireland, we already have all of the essentials for successful FBM fulfillment listed above – space, staff, expertise, software, scaling capacity, and so much more. Our 100,000-square-foot fulfillment centre is capable of shipping more than 3 million items per year with an order accuracy rate of 99.8%.
All you need to do is send us your Amazon stock. We’ll then check items into our system, which immediately become available on your Amazon store. When orders come in through your Amazon store, we’ll pick, pack, and ship orders to your customers. Because our warehouse management system can be integrated directly with your Amazon store, everything is done automatically.
Here’s why we believe it’s the best approach to the merchant fulfillment method:
Here’s what that means for you:
Better scalability
With our resources on your side, you don’t have to be afraid of more orders coming in as an Amazon seller. Quite the opposite. Spend all your time on marketing, sales, and product development to grow your business with the peace of mind of knowing that your dedicated FBM partner can take care of fulfillment for your eCommerce business.
Faster fulfillment
We fulfill 99.9% of our orders on the same day they’re received for Amazon merchants. That means we can get products to your customers as soon as possible to improve their experience and increase the chances of repeat sales for FBM sellers.
Lower shipping costs
Working with Autofulfil, you benefit from our close relationships with shipping companies, plus serious buying power. The result is lower prices per shipment to save you money and maximise your profit margins.
Multi-channel fulfillment
Our state-of-the-art fulfillment centre can help you with other sales channels too. Make the most of your inventory by selling on Amazon, plus Shopify, WooCommerce, and other online sales platforms, with all orders fulfilled, whatever the sales channel, by the same dedicated fulfillment partner.
Outsourced FBM versus FBA
Outsourcing Amazon fulfillment by merchant (FBM) doesn’t just sidestep the time and hassle of fulfillment processes. It’s also a much better option than fulfillment by Amazon. With FBA, your own inventory has to meet strict receiving requirements with the right packaging and labelling for both specific items and full shipments.
Our Amazon FBA Prep services can make things easier when it comes to getting your goods into an Amazon warehouse for FBA, by reworking and preparing your stock before forwarding it onto Amazon. In addition to polybagging, labelling and packaging products in line with Amazon’s requirements, we can help with kitting, bundling and custom wrapping – so you can get that sought-after Amazon prime badge without the hassle.
However, that doesn’t help you overcome stock limits, which Amazon imposes based on an Inventory Performance Index (IPI). Nor does it avoid any price increases Amazon imposes on both fulfillment and storage fees.
Opting for Amazon fulfillment by merchant in Ireland through Autofulfil effectively cuts out the middleman. By shipping directly to your customers, we can pass several benefits onto you as an FBM seller:
- Better pricing with Amazon continually increasing its FBA storage fees, not to mention the fulfillment fees too
- More flexibility when it comes to storage, shipping services, and order volume scaling
- Our own shipping rates agreed with leading, reputable carriers, plus a wealth of experience in the shipping process.
- More customisation to improve the experience for your customers without additional fees from Amazon
- Great customer service – we’re rated 9.1 out of 10 for help with customer service inquiries
Outsource Amazon FBM in Ireland
Ready to get started? Contact our friendly team to talk through the process, discuss your requirements, and get a bespoke quote based on your Amazon fulfillment needs in Ireland today.
