Introduction
Keeping your inventory updated is essential to avoid overselling and ensure a smooth customer experience. This article explains how you can update inventory quantities for individual SKUs as well as upload inventory in bulk using Amazon SmartHub. By maintaining accurate stock levels, you can improve order fulfillment efficiency and keep your product availability up to date for customers.
Prerequisites
Before you begin, ensure that:
- You are logged in to smarthub.amazon.in.
- Your products/SKUs are already created in SmartHub.
- Your SmartHub SKUs are correctly mapped with the channel SKUs.
Article Blueprint
In this article, you’ll learn how to:
- Update inventory for a single SKU
- Upload inventory in bulk
a) Update inventory for a single SKU
1. Log in to smarthub.amazon.in and click Inventory from the dashboard.
2. Click Update Inventory to navigate to the page where you can modify stock quantities.
3. In the search bar, click Search for SmartHub SKU and Enter the SmartHub SKU for the product you want to update the stock.
4. Enter the inventory quantity for the selected SKU. (Example: Enter 0 if you want product to be out of stock and any required quantity if you want the product to be in stock)
5. Click Update to apply the changes and a confirmation message — “Inventory quantity has been updated successfully” — will appear once the update is completed.
b) Upload inventory in bulk
1. Log in to smarthub.amazon.in and click Inventory from the dashboard.
2. Click Update Inventory to navigate to the page where you can modify stock quantities.
3. Select Bulk Upload and Choose the option Inventory Update for SKU’s under Download Template.
4. Fill the SmartHub SKUs and their respective quantity in the downloaded template file which would look like the below image.
5. Once the file is ready, click Upload File and then select Upload inventory file from the given options.
6. Now select the inventory file from your system and upload it. Now wait for the upload to complete.
NOTE: Always ensure your inventory file follows the required template format to avoid upload errors. Also, make sure there are no spaces before or after the SmartHub SKU (Remove extra spaces)
7. After uploading the file, Click Refresh to view the latest processing status.
8. Verify whether the upload was completed successfully or if any SKUs require corrections. Re-upload the corrected file if any errors are shown.
After updating inventory:
- Review stock availability regularly to avoid stockouts.
- Update inventory immediately after receiving new stock.
- Use bulk upload for large catalog updates to save time.
FAQs
Q1: Can I update multiple SKUs at once?
Yes, you can use the Bulk Upload feature to update inventory for multiple SKUs together.
Q2: What happens if I set inventory quantity to 0?
The product will appear as out of stock and customers will not be able to purchase it.
Q3: Why did my inventory upload fail?
Upload failures usually happen due to incorrect file formatting or invalid SKU details. Review the upload status and correct the errors before re-uploading.