Key Points
- The best inventory management software for Amazon sellers should feature built-in automation that reduces manual processes like order routing, listing, and purchase order (PO) creation, enhancing speed and accuracy.
- Tools for forecasting, warehouse management, and returns management help maintain complete inventory visibility and control and are highly beneficial.
- Descartes Sellercloud ensures real-time inventory synchronization across Fulfillment By Amazon (FBA) and Fulfillment By Merchant (FBM), minimizing operational risks.
- Validated by results from Amazon sellers such as CPGIO, Crystal Art Gallery, and Golf Superstore, Descartes Sellercloud scales with your business.
In this article, we explore key features to consider when selecting inventory software for the Amazon Marketplace, common pain points Amazon sellers encounter, and how Descartes Sellercloud addresses these issues to support both growth and operational efficiency.
Why does Inventory Management on Amazon Require Specialized Software?
Amazon sellers face unique operational demands, including frequent listing updates, real-time stock synchronization, and the constant challenge of meeting strict fulfillment service level agreements (SLAs). Unlike traditional ecommerce marketplaces, Amazon’s blend of FBA and FBM requires inventory systems that can adapt quickly to changing circumstances and function consistently at scale.
Learn more about Inventory Management System fundamentals here.
What Amazon Inventory Management Challenges Does Descartes Sellercloud Solve?
The short answer is a lot. Here are some of the biggest inventory challenges Descartes Sellercloud solves for Amazon sellers.
Stockouts and Overselling
Overselling leads to canceled orders, poor reviews, and account risks. Descartes Sellercloud updates inventory in real time across Amazon and other platforms to prevent discrepancies.
Lack of Real-Time Inventory Synchronization
When every second counts, Descartes Sellercloud ensures all channels reflect the currently available stock instantly, minimizing the risk of listing delays or errors.
Inaccurate or Lack of Forecasting
Built-in forecasting tools analyze sales trends and automate reordering. Descartes Sellercloud enables Amazon sellers to create data-driven POs that reduce dead stock and stockouts.
Complex FBA and FBM Tracking
Managing both fulfillment methods requires accurate logic and tracking. Descartes Sellercloud automates routing rules based on location, cost, and SLA targets.
Slow Reordering Process
POs can be automatically triggered based on thresholds and historical trends, streamlining the entire procurement cycle.
Limited Visibility Across Warehouses
Descartes Sellercloud, when combined with the Skustack warehouse management system (WMS) module, enables bin-level tracking and multi-location inventory control—essential for fulfillment accuracy.
Difficulty Managing Returns and Reconciliation
Track returns and reconcile them against inventory counts with real-time updates and detailed reason codes, ensuring financial and operational clarity.
No Automation
Manual systems break at scale. Descartes Sellercloud eliminates manual bottlenecks through robust API connectivity and event-based workflow logic.
How to Choose the Right Inventory Management System for Amazon?
Not all inventory management systems are ideal for Amazon sellers. Here are the top five considerations.
1. Built to Integrate with Amazon and FBA
Your inventory software must integrate natively with Amazon’s APIs to handle real-time listing, quantity updates, and FBA shipping statuses. Descartes Sellercloud enables centralized control whether you’re shipping via FBA, managing multi-warehouse FBM, or leveraging a third-party logistics (3PL) provider.
2. Integrations with Multiple Marketplaces
Effective Amazon sellers often diversify into other channels. Descartes Sellercloud provides 350+ out-of-the-box integrations and allows synchronized inventory updates across Amazon, Walmart, TikTok Shop, Shopify, and more, avoiding the pitfalls of double selling or misallocation.
3. Remove Manual Repetitive Tasks with Automation
Manual workflows can’t keep up with high-volume Amazon operations. Descartes Sellercloud can be configured to automatically assign carriers, create POs, update order statuses, and even trigger restocks automatically, enabling teams to focus on strategic tasks.
4. Scalability and Customization
As sales grow, Descartes Sellercloud grows with you. Whether you manage 1,000 SKUs or 100,000, the platform supports granular customizations to workflows, inventory bins, and fulfillment rules to fit your exact needs.
5. Customer Support and Onboarding
Software is only as strong as its implementation. Descartes Sellercloud provides hands-on onboarding, responsive support, and ongoing optimization, critical for high-volume Amazon businesses transitioning from legacy systems.
Why Do Sellers Trust Descartes Sellercloud for Amazon Inventory?
Descartes Sellercloud has countless video testimonials and customer success stories to prove our success. Here are just a few.
Case Study: CPGIO—Achieved 10x Ecommerce Growth
As a 3PL managing over 200 brands and 20,000 daily orders, CPGIO transitioned to Descartes Sellercloud for scalable inventory and listing management.
“[Descartes] Sellercloud is a great solution because as we grow, the cost stays rather static.”
— John Holby, CEO
Read the full customer success story here.
Case Study: Golf Superstore—Improved Efficiency and Inventory Handling
Previously burdened by fragmented systems, Golf Superstore unified listings and inventory through Descartes Sellercloud and Lightspeed POS, significantly reducing listing times.
“The price was kind of crazy considering, again, what we were paying for two or three solutions kind of wrapped into one.”
— Josh Williams, Operations Manager
Read the full customer success story here.
Case Study: Crystal Art Gallery—Now Processes Thousands of Orders Daily
Managing 500,000+ SKUs, Crystal Art Gallery depends on Descartes Sellercloud to coordinate listings and inventory across multiple Amazon accounts and retail channels.
“We wouldn’t be able to work as efficiently without [Descartes] Sellercloud.”
— David Vu, VP
Read the full customer success story here.
See the Best Inventory Management System in Action
Descartes Sellercloud is the ideal ecommerce solution not only for Amazon sellers but also for sellers looking to expand their operations to new marketplaces. Watch the video below to learn about the many multichannel challenges Descartes Sellercloud solved for Pet Wish Pros.
Ready to transform your Amazon inventory operations? Book a demo and see how Descartes Sellercloud delivers the visibility, automation, and scale your business needs.
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