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Sales Team Management Strategy

Jul 24, 2025

Summary

  • Leadership coaching call focused on sales team management, accountability, and goal-setting for a roofing business.
  • The main attendees were a business owner (Joanna) and a coach (Richard). Discussion centered on revenue goals, team structure, and implementing daily tracking and accountability systems.
  • Key decision: Set a clear target of three sales per day to reach a $6 million annual revenue goal, with accountability and incentives to motivate the team.
  • Actionable steps include daily end-of-day reporting, clarifying roles, and structured oversight of sales activities.

Action Items

  • Ensure Sergio has access to SalesRabbit dashboard for tracking door knocks and follow-ups.
  • Instruct Sergio to provide daily end-of-day (EOD) reports covering follow-ups, door knocks, and sales meetings.
  • Joanna to implement daily check-ins and biweekly one-on-one meetings with Sergio.
  • Joanna to set up and communicate new EOD reporting expectations with the entire team.
  • Joanna to formalize incentive program for hitting daily sales targets.
  • Joanna to create or adapt a tracking form for EOD reporting.
  • Joanna to confirm with Jennifer accurate profit-per-job data for more precise forecasting.
  • Joanna to arrange sales training for receptionists as needed, potentially with Richard.

Team Structure, Habits, and Accountability

  • Joanna leads a team consisting of Jennifer, Sergio, and three receptionists (Rosie, Fatima, Perla).
  • Joanna is responsible for overall team performance and direct oversight of these five core staff members, holding regular check-ins and acting on clear accountability.
  • Sergio is responsible for managing sales follow-ups within 24 hours, ensuring sales reps do their own follow-ups, and organizing regular training and one-on-one meetings.
  • Jennifer is responsible for all admin and numbers tracking, including updating the sales scoreboard daily and providing stats for Joanna and the team.
  • Receptionists are responsible for supporting sales processes, but Joanna needs to check in regularly to ensure they are meeting appointment and call KPIs.

Metrics, Goals, and Sales Targets

  • 2024 sales goal set at $6 million to significantly exceed last year's ~$4 million.
  • Current YTD revenue is $2.7 million, leaving a $3.3 million target for August-December.
  • After adjusting for average profit per job ($10,000), the team must close 300 sales in five months: 60 per month, 15 per week, or 3 per day.
  • Team is open five days a week.
  • The standard is set for each sales rep to aim for at least one sale a day, with three as the team minimum.
  • Door knock expectations: Sergio (10 per day, due to management responsibilities); all other team members (20 per day).

Processes, Systems, and Daily Operations

  • Implement daily EOD reporting by all direct reports to Joanna via text or email, including metrics and any issues, challenges, or progress on key activities.
  • Joanna to conduct daily morning checks on notes, photos, and other CRM data to keep the team accountable.
  • Joanna to hold regular (at least weekly) group sales meetings and individual one-on-ones with Sergio for performance coaching and strategic alignment.
  • Sergio to lead weekly 30-minute team sales meetings and two weekly one-on-one sessions with his direct reports.

Decisions

  • Set clear team sales target of three sales per day — Chosen to ensure the business meets or exceeds the $6 million annual revenue goal by year-end and to drive team accountability and performance.
  • Implement daily EOD reporting for all key staff — To provide transparency, enable quick problem-solving, and keep everyone focused on activities that generate sales.
  • Clarify roles and add structured check-ins — To avoid inefficiencies and ensure that critical tasks (estimates, follow-ups, admin, production scheduling) are handled by the appropriate team members.

Open Questions / Follow-Ups

  • Need confirmation of the actual average profit-per-job (Jennifer to provide accurate data).
  • Jennifer to resume daily scoreboard updates and ensure numbers reflect current performance.
  • Team needs clarity on how roles might shift to offload production scheduling from Joanna.
  • Joanna to finalize and communicate the incentive plan for consistent achievement of daily sales goals.
  • Confirm all team members have access and training needed for SalesRabbit and CRM systems.