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Review the quotes that went quiet before you review the orders that came.

Sales management for an electronic components distributor is looking at how many requests came in, how many were quoted, what became orders and why the rest were lost, from your own records. GullySales sets up that review and the records behind it, so you manage the counter by what the log says and not by who shouted loudest.

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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 6 Oct 2026.

For electronic components distributors

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

  • “Orders are counted and quotes are not”

    Tally shows what shipped. The quotes that went out and died are in nobody's report, so no one knows how many buyers were lost.

  • “Counter staff quote from memory”

    A price given from memory last month is quoted again today. When the cost changed, the counter sold below it and nobody knows.

  • “A good salesman's habits are not written anywhere”

    The person who closes the large BOMs follows up a particular way. When that person is on leave the same buyers go unanswered.

What we do

What we deliver for electronic components distributors.

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

  1. A review sheet built from the enquiry log

    Requests received, replied to, quoted and ordered, by source and by person, drawn from the records already kept.

    Result: You see where requests drop out.

  2. A list of quotes older than their validity

    Every quote that has passed its date with no order and no recorded reason, listed for a call before it is forgotten.

    Result: Quotes that went quiet are called, not discovered.

  3. Loss reasons grouped by part family

    Stock, price, date, brand and no reply, grouped so you see whether ICs lose on availability and passives on price.

    Result: Buying decisions follow the reasons you lose.

  4. A price and cost check for repeat lines

    A rule for who may change a price, how the cost is checked, and a sheet that shows when a line is sold below what it now costs.

    Result: The counter stops selling old prices on new costs.

  5. Rules for logging that staff can follow

    What goes in the log, in how many fields, and what happens when someone leaves it blank, set with the people who use it.

    Result: The log is kept because it is quick.

  6. Buyer review for the largest accounts

    A page per major buyer showing what they buy, what they stopped buying and who looks after them, read before every visit or call.

    Result: No major buyer drifts without the owner knowing.

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 manager reviews

The things a components sales manager should look at, and where to find them.

Enquiries received and replied to
Count from the enquiry log by source. If requests came in and the log shows no reply, find the person and the day. The gap is usually a missed WhatsApp or an unread directory mail.
BOMs and RFQs quoted
Compare requests received with quotes sent. A BOM with no quote is a lost buyer. Check whether the cause was stock, a missing question or nobody owning it.
Quotes that became orders
Match quotes against the sales register in Tally by buyer and part. Look at which buyers order and which only ask, and at which families convert.
Reasons for losing
Read the one-line reason on lost quotes by part family. Where the reason is stock, talk to purchasing. Where it is price, check the cost before you cut the margin.
Follow-ups due and overdue
List every open quote past its follow-up date. Whoever owns it has to call or close it with a reason, and the review does not move on until the list is clear.
Repeat orders and quiet buyers
From the invoice history, list buyers whose usual order has not come. Ask who last spoke to them, and what they used to buy that they no longer do.

Who it is for

This is written for these electronic components distributors.

  • Authorised distributors for one or two brand lines
  • Multi-brand stockists of ICs, passives and connectors
  • Independent and excess-stock traders
  • Development board, module and sensor suppliers for startups and colleges
  • BOM sourcing and kitting firms for contract manufacturers
  • Repair spares and service parts counters
  • Relay, transformer, battery and power component suppliers
  • Importers who source against a customer's RFQ

Not for

It is not the right fit if.

  • Salesmen do not record enquiries today, and a review meeting would discuss figures that do not exist.
  • You have no past sales record to set a target from, so numbers would be guesses.
  • The owner prices every quote personally and will not hand any of it over, so a manager would have nothing to manage.

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.

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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A salesman will not record enquiries. What do we do?
Make the log the only way a quote can leave the counter, and keep what the salesman must fill in short. Check an enquiry claimed, against the log, in the next review. Enforce it fairly: one unrecorded quote is a reminder, a habit is a conversation about the role.
What targets can we set with no past figures to go by?
Use your own history. Take the last record of enquiries, quotes and orders by person and by family, and ask for an improvement in one step of the sale, such as quotes replied to on the day. Targets should follow a step you can see, not a sales number set from nowhere.
Who should attend the sales review?
The person who quotes, the person who answers stock and the owner or manager who can change a price. Keep it short and about the list of open quotes. People who are not involved in the numbers do not need to be there.
What if the cost of a part changes between quote and order?
State the validity period on every quote and the terms if the price lapses. Where costs move, such as with exchange rates, review the open quotes and tell the buyer before they order, not after. Record each such change so you can see how often it happens.
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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