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Keep each buyer's chemicals, packs and balance where the next person can read them.

A CRM for a chemical trader is one shared record of every buyer: the contact, the chemicals and packs bought, the last order and the credit position. GullySales sets up the fields, moves the details out of phones and account books, and writes the habits that keep the record 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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Last updated 18 Oct 2026.

For chemical traders

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

  • “The register must hold what the salesman remembers”

    The pack a buyer prefers, the gate the vehicle enters and the person who signs the receipt are held in one head. Those are the fields a replacement needs on the first morning, and the first to be lost when someone leaves.

  • “Credit belongs beside the order history”

    Order dates alone do not tell the owner whether to accept another order. The buyer's limit, overdue balance and last payment date sit in the same record, so the decision is made with the facts in view. The register holds these details so any colleague can ring and be recognised.

  • “The accounts package and the CRM must agree on names”

    Billing sits in one tool and relationships in another. Typing a buyer's name twice creates two records, so one source is chosen for names and the other refers to it by a shared code. The shared code keeps the ledger and the register describing the same buyer.

  • “A simple tool beats a heavy one the team will skip”

    A shared sheet or a light CRM filled in after every call serves better than a full system the counter staff leave empty. The test is whether the person on duty updates it while the buyer is still on the line.

What we do

What we deliver for chemical traders.

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

  1. A buyer record layout

    The fields for each buyer: contact, plant, chemicals, packs, usual quantity, last order, credit terms and the salesperson who owns the account.

    Result: Open any buyer and read what they buy and who handles them.

  2. Import from phones, ledgers and marketplaces

    Existing buyer details gathered from salesmen's phones, the account book and marketplace exports into one list, with duplicates merged.

    Result: Each buyer appears once in the register.

  3. Credit and overdue fields

    A limit, an overdue balance and a last payment date for each buyer, filled from the ledger.

    Result: The owner reads a buyer's credit position before approving an order.

  4. Ownership rules

    A rule that each buyer has one named salesperson, with a second person recorded as cover.

    Result: No buyer is left without a name against the account.

  5. A handover note for departures

    A one-page routine for passing accounts to a colleague when a salesperson leaves, with the register as the source.

    Result: A leaving salesperson's accounts pass on with their notes intact.

  6. Working views

    Saved views for buyers due to reorder, buyers gone quiet and buyers overdue.

    Result: Each view lists the buyers the team should call that day.

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

Fields worth keeping

The fields that let a chemical trader's team pick up any buyer's account.

Chemicals and packs bought
Filled by the salesman after each order. It lets the next person offer the same grade and pack without asking again.
Purchase officer and approver
Filled at the first call and updated when roles change. It shows who to send the quote to and who to ring if it stalls.
Credit limit and days past due
Filled by accounts from the ledger. It lets a salesman see a buyer's balance before promising stock.
Last order date and usual quantity
Filled from the invoice. It shows when a buyer is due to reorder and when one has gone quiet.
Documents sent
Filled when the sheet or certificate is shared. It stops the same request from being answered twice and shows what a new buyer has received.
Producer allocation used
Filled by the purchase desk. It links the buyer's demand to the producer's lot, so a promise does not outrun supply.

Who it is for

This is written for these chemical traders.

  • Traders in industrial solvents and thinners for paint and coating units
  • Acid and alkali traders supplying textile processors, tanneries and metal finishers
  • Dye and pigment traders serving processing houses and printing units
  • Water treatment and boiler chemical suppliers to hotels, hospitals and factories
  • Food-grade and pharma-grade chemical traders working with batch records
  • Polymer, resin and plastic raw material dealers
  • Laboratory and analytical chemical suppliers to colleges and testing labs
  • Importers who sell by the drum from port-side or bonded storage

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your accounts live in a ledger no one outside the office can read, so a CRM would hold names and no balances.
  • The team has not agreed who owns each buyer, so records would be overwritten in turn.
  • You expect the tool to chase payments, which belongs with your accounts team and a clear credit policy.

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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Do we have to replace Tally?
No. Your accounts package stays for billing and stock. The CRM holds the buyer relationship, and the two are matched on the buyer's name or code so the same account is never typed twice.
Which CRM tool should a small trader use?
Start with whatever your counter staff will open every day, which may be a shared sheet or a light CRM sold in India. Check each tool's current features and terms before choosing, and move up only when the sheet stops coping.
Should credit risk sit in the CRM or only in accounts?
Keep the balance and days past due in accounts, and show a read-only copy beside the buyer record. A salesman promising stock should see it. Editing credit limits stays with the owner or accounts head, so notes never override the ledger.
What do we do with buyers who share a phone number?
Give each plant one record and list every contact under it, with the number each person uses. Mark the person who approves. When two plants share a phone, note the link, because sales calls and payment calls must not collide.
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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