Warehousing and fulfilment providers · Sales process

Move a brand from enquiry to go-live in steps, so nobody is left holding a half-built costing.

A sales process for a warehousing provider is the order in which a brand's enquiry becomes a costing, a site visit, a pilot and a signed contract, with one owner and one record at each step. GullySales writes the steps down and builds the habits that keep a decision of many weeks moving.

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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 sales process means

A sales process is the fixed sequence of steps, such as enquiry, site visit, quote and order, that every deal is expected to pass through in the same order. GullySales writes this sequence down for your business and checks that every salesperson actually follows it.

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Last updated 6 Oct 2026.

For warehousing and fulfilment providers

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

“The costing is built before the data arrives”
A rate based on a guess of order volume has to be withdrawn when the real file arrives, and the brand remembers the first number.
“Nobody owns the step after the site visit”
The brand walked the floor, liked it, and then waited for a proposal that went to the founder, the finance head and nobody else.
“Go-live is treated as the finish”
The first inbound, the integration test and the first dispatches decide whether a brand stays. Sales stops at the signature and operations inherits the promises.

What we do

What we deliver for warehousing and fulfilment providers.

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

A data request template
One page asking for the SKU list, a sample order file, return reasons and the peak plan, sent the moment a costing is asked for.
Result: The costing starts from real figures.
A costing format that states its assumptions
A sheet showing the structure of each charge (storage, inbound handling, pick and pack, packaging, returns, minimum commitment) and the assumptions, so a changed volume alters a line, not the whole story.
Result: A revised volume does not mean a new argument.
A site visit run sheet
The route through receiving, storage, pick and pack, returns and dispatch, the person who walks the brand through and the questions to ask at each stop.
Result: The visit does the selling it should.
A pilot written as a short agreement
One product line or one city's orders handled for a set trial, with what is measured and what happens at its end.
Result: A trial has an end and a decision.
A decision-maker map
Who signs, who evaluates operations and who checks payment terms, written on the record at the first visit.
Result: No one is a surprise at the last step.
A go-live checklist agreed with the client
The inbound plan, the integration test and named contacts on both sides, settled before the first pallet arrives.
Result: The first dispatches go out as promised.

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How the result is measured

Deals following the process
Time spent at each step
Drop-off rate by step

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

Read the full sales process design and implementation page

Steps of a sale

The steps a brand takes from first message to first dispatch, and what to ask and record at each.

Enquiry: Capture the company, the contact, the source and what is wanted: storage, fulfilment or both. Ask for order volume and the SKU list in this first reply, before any number is spoken.
Fit check: Compare the goods with what your sites handle: size, weight, temperature, hazard, fragility. Say no early to goods you cannot store well. A bad fit costs both sides.
Costing: Build it from the sample order file, show the assumptions and explain the structure of each charge. Record which version went to whom, and when.
Site visit: Walk the brand from inbound to dispatch with the person who runs the floor. Note each question and who asked it, then send the answers in writing.
Follow-up and pilot: Offer a pilot if the brand is cautious. Agree the next contact date with a named person before the client leaves, and record what is still undecided.
Contract and go-live: Confirm minimum commitment, notice, liability and payment terms in writing. Hand over to operations with the inbound plan before the first stock arrives.

Who it is for

This is written for these warehousing and fulfilment providers.

Third-party warehousing providers
Ecommerce fulfilment centres
Cold chain and temperature-controlled warehousing
Bonded and customs warehousing
Distribution centres for FMCG and retail
Shared and on-demand warehousing platforms

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

You have signed one or two brands in total and have no pattern from which to write the steps.
Your sites cannot take a pilot, so a pilot step would promise something you cannot deliver.
The owner closes every deal personally and does not want the steps handed to anyone else.

How it works

How the sales process 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
Study current deal flow
We trace how deals actually move today, comparing across reps and outcomes.
2
Define the stages
Clear stages and criteria are designed to match how deals genuinely progress and close.
3
Configure the CRM
The process is built into your CRM so it is enforced structurally, not just documented.
4
Train the team
Reps are trained on the new process and why each stage exists.
5
Review adoption
We check after rollout whether the process is being followed and adjust where it is not.

Where this fits

Three pieces of sales work, in this order.

This work sits inside sales process design, at stage 1, prospecting and lead generation. The audit comes before it, and sales management keeps it running.

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.
Step 2 · you are here
Sales process design
One written way to sell, from first enquiry to repeat order.
Start here if every salesperson sells differently.
Step 3
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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Who should do which step?

The business development lead takes the enquiry through to the costing, operations leads the visit and a director signs. Write the owner of each step on the record so that no step belongs to everyone.

When do we give a number?

Give the structure early and the number once the sample order file arrives. A figure built on guessed volumes is quoted back to you later.

A brand asks only for the cheapest rate. What do we do?

Send the structure with a sheet of what each charge includes, then ask how peak and returns are handled in the quotes they hold. A brand that wants only a rate may still be a good client, but it will leave if peak goes wrong.

Do we need a pilot step?

Not for every brand. Offer it when a brand has never used an outside provider or fears the festival peak. Write what the pilot covers and how it will be judged, so it does not become an open-ended trial.

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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