Navigating the waters of Amazon Seller Central can be a crucial aspect of successfully managing your Amazon store. One of the essential components is understanding how to effectively manage user permissions, ensuring that the right team members have the appropriate access to perform their roles without compromising the security or integrity of your account. Here’s a step-by-step guide on how to grant user permissions in Amazon Seller Central.
Step 1 and 2: Accessing User Permissions
To begin, you need to log into your Amazon Seller Central account. Once you’re logged in, locate the ‘Settings’ button, at the top right corner of the page. From the drop-down menu, select ‘User Permissions’. This area is designed to help you manage who has access to your Seller Central account and what areas they can access.
Step 3: Adding a New User
If you need to add a new user to your account, you can do so by entering their name and email address in the designated fields under the ‘Add a New User’ section. After filling out this information, click ‘Invite’. The invited user will receive an email with instructions on how to set up their account.
Step 4: Manage Permissions
They will need to accept the invitation to proceed. And once the new user is invited, you will see in the current users list, the user name and email address. Also it’s important to notice that on the side you see the buttons ‘Manage Permissions’ and ‘Manage Global Permissions’.
Step 5 and 6: Setting the Users Permissions
Once the user has accepted the invitation, you will need to assign specific permissions by clicking on the button ‘Manage Permissions’.
After that a new screen will open with ‘User Permissions’ Amazon Seller Central categorizes permissions into several groups based on different functions like inventory management, order handling, advertising, and reports. Each section has checkboxes that you can select to grant specific permissions. Decide which areas the user needs access to and check the corresponding boxes. We recommend clicking on the ‘Admin’ button and it will grant all the permissions to ‘view & Edit’.
After doing step 5, make sure that all the checkboxes are filled in ‘view & Edit’. And afterwards click on ‘continue’.
Step 7: Managing Ongoing Permissions
It’s crucial to regularly review and update permissions, especially if a team member’s role changes or they leave your company. You can return to the ‘User Permissions’ section at any time to make necessary adjustments or revoke access by clicking ‘Delete’ next to the user’s name.
Conclusion
Managing user permissions in Amazon Seller Central is a vital task that helps safeguard your account and streamline your operations. By carefully assigning and regularly updating these permissions, you can ensure that your team functions efficiently while keeping your data secure. Remember, as your business grows and changes, also should your approach to permissions management within Amazon Seller Central.