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DL-040 · Case study

Amazon Vendor data architecture for a Japanese electronics brand

A consumer electronics manufacturer needed to connect its Amazon Vendor operations with SAP without replacing its existing enterprise systems.

Client
Name withheld
Location
Japan
Industry
Consumer electronics manufacturing
Capabilities
01Audit03Build
01

Challenge

  • Vendor Central purchase orders, inventory and retail performance were reviewed separately from SAP.
  • Finance and commercial teams worked with different definitions of revenue, deductions and shipped units.
02

Environment

  • Amazon Vendor Central across Japan, North America and Europe.
  • SAP S/4HANA, existing EDI feeds and internal finance reporting.
03

Intervention

  • Audited available Vendor APIs, EDI flows and reporting permissions.
  • Designed a canonical data model connecting Amazon purchase orders, shipments and financial documents.
  • Defined reconciliation rules, ownership boundaries and an implementation roadmap for SAP integration.
04

Outcome

  • A clear enterprise integration architecture covering retail operations and finance.
  • A phased delivery plan without a disruptive ERP migration.
Amazon Vendor data, EDI and SAP connected through a controlled integration layer.VENDOR CENTRALPOs / shipmentsEDI FEEDSExistingINTEGRATION LAYERCanonical modelRECONCILIATIONRulesSAP S/4HANAFinance / orders
  1. 01VENDOR CENTRALPOs / shipmentsEDI FEEDSExisting
  2. 02EDI FEEDSExistingINTEGRATION LAYERCanonical model
  3. 03INTEGRATION LAYERCanonical modelRECONCILIATIONRules
  4. 04RECONCILIATIONRulesSAP S/4HANAFinance / orders
Fig. 01Vendor-to-SAP architectureAmazon Vendor data, EDI and SAP connected through a controlled integration layer.Scale NTS

Stack and services.

Stack03

  • Amazon Vendor Central
  • SAP S/4HANA
  • EDI

Services used02

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