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Keep every quote, rate contract and open payment against the hospital it belongs to.

A CRM for a medical supplies distributor is the record of every institution you sell to, the quotes you have sent them, the rate contracts you hold and the orders that followed, kept apart from your billing software. GullySales sets up the fields a distributor needs and gets reps and counter staff to keep it current.

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Scope, fee, reporting and term are agreed in writing after we have read your brief and spoken to you.

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What CRM means

A CRM is the record where every enquiry, call and quote is kept against a customer, replacing separate notebooks, spreadsheets and memory. GullySales sets up or cleans an existing CRM and reports from it by enquiry outcome rather than by activity logged.

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For medical supplies distributors

Where it usually goes wrong, and what we would do.

  • “Billing software holds invoices, not intentions”

    Tally or Busy tells you what was sold. It does not show the quote that is still open, the demonstration promised for Friday or the purchase manager who has just moved hospitals.

  • “The relationship sits in a rep's phone”

    When a rep leaves, the buyer's WhatsApp history and the rate promised go with the rep. The new rep starts the account from nothing.

  • “A rate contract expires without anyone noticing”

    The end date is in a signed copy in a cabinet. The renewal goes to whoever called the hospital first, and the rival who called first gets it.

What we do

What we deliver for medical supplies distributors.

Every deliverable, what it covers for you, and the result it is there to produce. Nothing here is an extra.

  1. A record per institution and per buyer

    The hospital or lab, the purchase manager, the store keeper and the signing authority, with the items each buys and the supplier used today.

    Result: A new rep can pick up the account from the record.

  2. Quotes logged with version and validity

    Each quote carries items, rates, validity date and a note of what was promised, linked to the buyer and to the rep who sent it.

    Result: Nobody quotes a rate that expired last quarter.

  3. A link between orders and outstanding

    The CRM shows the account's open invoices read from your billing software, so the sales call knows what is owed before the next order is discussed.

    Result: Sales and accounts stop pulling the same customer in different directions.

  4. Rate contract and tender dates with reminders

    End dates, notice periods and renewal documents entered at signing, with a reminder set early enough to prepare the delivery record.

    Result: Renewal starts from your timetable, not the hospital's.

  5. Lost quotes with the reason

    Every lost quote recorded with the winner if known and the stated reason: rate, stock, credit or relationship.

    Result: You read the pattern before you cut a rate.

  6. A short training for reps and counter staff

    A one-page guide on what to enter and when, and a check from the sales manager on what is missing, so the record stays honest.

    Result: The system is used, not admired and abandoned.

How the result is measured

  • Enquiries logged in the CRM
  • Data completeness
  • Reports generated from CRM data

Recorded as a baseline before work starts, so every later report has an honest comparison.

Read the full CRM implementation and customisation page

What to record, and when

What a medical supplies distributor should record for every institution and quote, and whether it needs software yet.

Institution, buyer role and signing authority
Record the hospital or lab, the purchase manager, the store keeper and who signs. When the purchase manager changes jobs, update the record and call the successor in the same week.
Items, pack sizes and quantities asked
Log what was asked, in the buyer's words, with gauge, size and pack. Mark items you did not stock. That list becomes your next order to the principal.
Quote version, rate and validity date
Save each version sent and the date it lapses. When a buyer says a rival quoted less, you can see what you offered and when.
Credit terms agreed and open invoices
Enter the credit period agreed for the account and the outstanding from billing. Look at both before the next quote, so a slow payer is not quoted on the best terms.
Rate contract end date and delivery record
Store the end date, the revision clause and a running note of supplies made and complaints. Prepare the renewal papers before the hospital opens a fresh enquiry.
Do you need software yet?
A shared sheet is enough while one person handles every account. Move to a CRM when several reps share institutions, or when you cannot say which quotes are still open.

Who it is for

This is written for these medical supplies distributors.

  • General consumables and disposables distributors
  • Surgical and OT supply distributors
  • Hospital equipment dealers selling beds, monitors, suction and oxygen systems
  • Home healthcare suppliers selling or renting wheelchairs, beds and concentrators
  • Diagnostic kit and reagent distributors serving labs
  • Orthopaedic support, brace and rehabilitation product suppliers
  • Single-brand authorised distributors covering a district
  • Sub-stockists supplying chemists and surgical stores

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your reps would keep the real relationships on their own phones, and no one has agreed that records go in the system.
  • You have not decided who owns quote validity and rate contract dates, so the reminders would have no one to act on them.
  • Billing is not up to date, so outstanding amounts in the record would be wrong from the start.

How it works

How the CRM work runs

The work itself, in order. How an engagement starts, from your brief to a written scope, is set out on our method page.

  1. 1

    Map the sales process

    We sit with the people who sell and write down how a deal moves from enquiry to payment, including where it stalls.

  2. 2

    Agree stages, fields and owners

    Each stage gets a name your team already uses and a proof that the deal has left it. We agree which fields are required at which stage, and who may change what.

  3. 3

    Build on a copy

    Pipeline, fields and views are built on a trial copy where the CRM offers one, or in a separate pipeline where the plan allows. Live work stays untouched.

  4. 4

    Connect channels, then switch on automations

    Channels are connected first. Each automation is then switched on separately, so a misfiring rule is easy to find.

  5. 5

    Test with real deals

    The people who will use the CRM run open deals through it. Gaps are fixed before the whole team switches over.

  6. 6

    Switch over and trim

    Once real use shows which fields stay empty and which stages nobody uses, those are cut and the handover record is updated.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales management. A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

  1. Step 1

    Sales audit

    Find where deals are being lost and what to fix first.

    Start here if you cannot say where orders are lost.

  2. Step 2

    Sales process design

    One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.

    Start here if every salesperson sells differently.

  3. Step 3 · you are here

    Sales management

    A target, a review routine and someone who owns the number.

    Start here if the team has targets and no routine.

Tell us what you need Your brief is read before we call. Scope, fee and term in writing.

FAQ

Questions owners ask before they call.

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Can a spreadsheet do the job for a distributor our size?
Yes, while one person handles every account. Move to a CRM when several reps share institutions, when quotes get lost or when renewals pass unnoticed. Before then, a clean sheet with the same columns is a better start than software nobody opens.
Our reps will not update it. What then?
Keep it to a few fields that matter, let them log from a phone, and have the sales manager open the record in every review. A rep who sees that the review uses the record keeps it. One who sees it is ignored stops.
Much of our selling happens on WhatsApp. Does it count?
It does, and it is where the quotes and the rate promises live. Agree that every requirement list received on WhatsApp is logged with its buyer and items the same day. Some CRMs link to WhatsApp, but a habit works before software does.
Who owns the data if a rep leaves?
The company, and it should say so in the rep's offer letter. Keep buyer details in the shared record, not on personal phones alone, and change the access when someone leaves. Check the wording of the letter with your own adviser.
How much does it cost?
There is no price list, because the work differs by business. The fee is scoped after we have read your brief and spoken to you, and put in writing before anything starts, split into our time, your media spend and production.
How long is the contract?
The term is agreed in writing after we have spoken, along with the fee and the reporting. It is never a default twelve months, and renewal is decided on the numbers against the baseline recorded at the start.
How soon will we see results?
It depends on the trade, the channel and what is already in place. After we have read your brief and spoken to you, we say what we would expect to move first and how it will be measured against the baseline. Nothing here is guaranteed.
Who will actually do the work?
The person you speak to before anything starts. We work from one office in Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru, with no account managers in between.
What do you need from us?
Your brief, and a conversation. After that, access to whatever this work touches, such as your website, your accounts or your enquiry record, and time with the people who handle your enquiries.
What if we are not happy with the work?
Tell us and the plan changes. Everything is reported against the baseline, so a number that is not moving is visible to both sides. The term is in your written scope, and the refund and cancellation policy sets out the rest.

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