Sales Process Optimization

Build a sales motion, fix something that isn't working, or get more control over the sales function you already have

Whether you're building your first repeatable B2B sales motion or trying to get more control over an existing sales function, I step in to make sales more structured, controllable, and dependable.

That might mean working out who to target and how to sell, building qualified pipeline, tightening discovery and qualification, improving how deals progress, managing or coaching a sales team, or getting forecasting, CRM, retention, and expansion under better control.

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Over 10 years working with commercial teams worldwide, across companies and organisations such as:

Upwork

100% Job Success

Top Rated Plus

Asana
Mixpanel
Pipedrive
Post Oak Group
SP Jain
i2e
Kidney Nutrition Institute
Above Deck
ExpertApps

I work across the full sales cycle and the commercial system around it.

Upstream

Upstream, that can include ICP, positioning, prospecting, and shaping the sales motion.

Market and ICP, target accounts, positioning and outreach, then qualified pipeline.

Active opportunities

Through active opportunities, I work across discovery, qualification, pre-sales, deal strategy, negotiation, and closing.

Discovery, qualification, pre-sales and solution, commercial negotiation, then close.

After the sale

After the sale, I can help improve handoffs, onboarding, retention, renewal, and expansion.

Handoff, onboarding, retention, renewal and expansion continue the customer lifecycle.

Examples of commercial results from previous engagements

55% → 85%

Forecast accuracy within one quarter

18% → 27%

Win rate

$1.8M+

Qualified pipeline within 90 days

−22%

Average sales cycle

Where a sales function already exists, I can also step into the operating side of it.

In practice, that can include:

Pipeline & deal governance

Leading weekly pipeline and deal governance, surfacing revenue risk early, and correcting momentum.

Forecast & revenue visibility

Owning forecast rhythm and revenue visibility.

Qualification & stage discipline

Defining and enforcing qualification and stage standards.

CRM as commercial control

Re-establishing CRM integrity as a commercial control system.

Team accountability & coaching

Strengthening accountability and coaching across the team.

Customer revenue protection

Tightening onboarding, retention, and expansion so customer revenue and margin are better protected after the sale.

Hey there,

Thanks for stopping by. The simplest way to explain how I work is this:

How involved I get depends on what the business needs. Sometimes that means diagnosing the problem and advising on the fix. Sometimes it means coaching an individual or team, managing pipeline and performance, leading a commercial initiative, or getting hands-on alongside the team. I can also work closely with a founder or sales leader as a commercial right hand, supporting both decisions and execution.

Situations where companies typically bring me in

  • A founder has early traction but needs to turn an informal approach into a repeatable sales motion.
  • The company is unclear on who to prioritise, how to position the offer, or how to turn activity into qualified demand.
  • Prospecting, discovery, qualification, demos, or follow-up are happening, but too many good opportunities are dropping out along the way.
  • Pipeline exists but conversion is unpredictable, deals keep slipping, or the forecast cannot be trusted.
  • A sales team needs stronger management, coaching, deal inspection, accountability, or more consistent standards.
  • Complex or higher-value opportunities are stuck because stakeholder access, deal strategy, commercial justification, or next-step control is weak.
  • Customer handoffs, onboarding, renewals, or expansion are creating avoidable revenue leakage.
  • Sales performance is below expectations, but it isn’t yet clear where the real problem sits.

I approach pipeline with the same rigour finance applies to cash flow. When the numbers aren’t dependable, it becomes much harder to make confident decisions around growth, hiring, investment, and where commercial attention should go.

Over 10 years, I’ve worked across B2B SaaS, technology, and professional services in full-cycle and enterprise sales, sales management, coaching, pipeline and forecasting, and Sales Process Optimization. I use MEDDPICC, Sandler, Command of the Message, BANT, and the Bowtie Revenue Model where they fit. I don’t force one methodology onto every business.

Sales commercial areas I work across

  • Sales Process Optimization, Sales Consulting, Sales Process Design, Sales Funnel Optimization & Sales Strategy
  • Sales Management, Sales Coaching, Sales Leadership & Team Performance
  • Sales Pipeline Management, Pipeline Optimization, Sales Forecasting, Deal Management & Lead Qualification
  • B2B Sales, Business Development, Sales Prospecting, Outbound Sales & Lead Generation Strategy
  • Discovery, Pre-Sales, Enterprise Sales, Negotiation & Sales Closing
  • Sales Operations & Revenue Operations focused on pipeline, forecasting, CRM discipline and commercial control
  • Ideal Customer Profile (ICP), Positioning, Sales Motion & Go-to-Market Strategy
  • Customer Onboarding, Customer Retention, Renewals, Expansion & Account Growth

If something here sounds familiar, send me a brief overview of what you’re dealing with. You don’t need to know exactly where the problem sits or what type of support you need before getting in touch.

Cheers,

Ahmed

Founder, Outreach Cadence

London, UK

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