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See which RFQs became orders and which stalled in quotation.

Sales management for an industrial manufacturer means tracking every RFQ from enquiry to quotation to purchase order, so a sales head sees where the pipeline stalls.

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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 management means

Sales management is the ongoing work of reviewing a sales team's pipeline, calls and targets, and stepping in on deals that are stuck. GullySales sets the review rhythm and the reports a sales manager needs to run this without relying on gut feel.

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Last updated 5 Oct 2026.

For industrial equipment manufacturers

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

  • “Quotation turnaround is the metric that matters most”

    Tracking how fast a complete quotation goes out catches the delay that loses RFQs before it becomes a pattern.

  • “Multi-decision-maker deals need both contacts tracked”

    Tracking the technical and commercial contact on a deal avoids losing progress when one goes quiet.

  • “AMC and repeat orders need a separate pipeline”

    A renewal due next quarter is a different sales task from a new RFQ and needs its own tracking.

What we do

What we deliver for industrial equipment manufacturers.

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

  1. RFQ-to-order pipeline in one record

    Every RFQ tracked from enquiry through quotation to purchase order, in one shared record instead of scattered emails.

    Result: The sales head can name the RFQ still waiting on a quotation instead of guessing.

  2. Quotation turnaround tracking

    A recorded time from RFQ received to quotation sent, tracked against your own history.

    Result: A slow quotation gets caught before it becomes a pattern.

  3. Dual-contact tracking for technical and commercial buyers

    Both the technical and commercial contact recorded against a deal, so progress is not lost if one goes quiet.

    Result: A deal keeps moving even when one contact stops responding.

  4. Separate AMC and repeat order pipeline

    AMC renewals and repeat orders tracked in their own pipeline, distinct from new equipment RFQs.

    Result: A renewal due next quarter is not lost among new enquiries.

  5. Pipeline review format

    A short, fixed review of stalled quotations and upcoming renewals, run by the sales head.

    Result: Stalled deals and coming renewals get looked at in the review.

How the result is measured

  • Target achievement
  • Pipeline coverage
  • Stuck deals resolved

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

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What the sales head reviews

Read these six things in the RFQ register before the sales review.

RFQs with a complete specification
Check each RFQ for capacity, duty cycle, material of construction and the certification needed. One missing these cannot be quoted correctly, so call the plant engineer before the estimator starts.
Techno-commercial offers not yet sent
List RFQs where the offer is still with design or costing. Name who is holding each and agree a date with them, since the buyer is collecting rival offers meanwhile.
Offers awaiting the technical decision
Read offers where purchase is waiting for the plant team's approval. Call the technical contact, not only purchase, and offer a site visit or a reference installation.
Negotiation on price and terms
Check offers stuck on price, payment terms, LD clauses or warranty. Agree the walk-away terms with the owner before the next call, so the rep does not concede on the phone.
AMC renewals and spares due
Pull the list of installed machines with AMCs ending and spares due. Call the maintenance head before expiry, since a lapsed AMC lets a rival's service engineer onto the site.
Lost orders and who won them
Write who won each lost order and on what: price, delivery, a specification not met or an approved vendor list. Read these before the next trade fair or price revision.

Who it is for

This is written for these industrial equipment manufacturers.

  • CNC machine and precision equipment manufacturers
  • Industrial pump and compressor manufacturers
  • Packaging machinery manufacturers
  • Conveyor and material handling equipment makers
  • Motor and drive manufacturers
  • Custom fabrication and job-work manufacturers
  • Export-oriented industrial equipment makers
  • Spare parts and after-sales service providers

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Your sales engineers refuse to put RFQs into any shared record, so a review would be built on guesses.
  • You have only a handful of live RFQs, and a conversation can keep track of them.
  • The owner takes every decision on price, so a pipeline review would not change who decides.

How it works

How the sales management 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

    Look at what exists

    We ask for the last few weeks of calendars, pipeline records and review notes, and find where the routine breaks.

  2. 2

    Write the routine down

    Slots, agendas, attendees and the records each meeting uses are agreed in writing before the first one.

  3. 3

    Clean the pipeline first

    Stage definitions are fixed and stale deals removed, so the first review is about real deals.

  4. 4

    Run or coach

    We lead the meetings, or sit in while your manager leads and give feedback afterwards.

  5. 5

    Deal with problems as they appear

    A slipping number is discussed at the next one-on-one with notes, not stored up for an appraisal.

  6. 6

    Hand over

    Your manager or owner takes the routine, with the templates and records, and we step back.

Proof

What happened when owners fixed this.

Real clients, the work we did, and the result as it was recorded. Where no number was recorded, none is claimed.

All case studies

  • Burhani Hydroline

    Situation
    The website was dated. Menus were hard to follow, pages were slow, and it did not work properly on a phone, which is where a buyer looks first.
    What we did
    • Research before design
    • Wireframes and prototypes
    • The full product catalogue
    • An online checkout
    Result
    No numbers were recorded for this engagement. The work is described in full in the case study.
    Read the case study

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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 need a CRM for this?
A shared sheet works for a small pipeline; a CRM helps once RFQ volume and team size grow.
Who should review this?
The sales head, checking weekly for stalled quotations and upcoming renewals.
Should design and service engineers attend the sales review?
Ask the design lead in for offers waiting on drawings, and the service head for AMC renewals and spares. Both hold answers the sales team needs to give buyers. Keep the review to open items and let them leave once their part is done.
A senior sales engineer keeps buyer contacts to themselves. How do I get them into the record?
Tie the account to the company, not the person. Ask for both the technical and the commercial contact on every RFQ before costing starts, so an offer cannot go out without them. Explain that the record also protects the engineer's credit for the deal.
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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