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Transform Your Sales
Strategy, Structure
& People.

Steve Corfield MBA brings over 30 years of global B2B manufacturing sales experience — including 15 years at board level with full P&L responsibility — to manufacturers who are serious about building world-class sales functions and delivering profitable, predictable growth.

✓ 30+ Years Global B2B Manufacturing ✓ 15 Years Board-Level P&L ✓ MBA ✓ Interim · Project · NED
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Steve Corfield

Interim Sales Director & NED
MBA · Global B2B Manufacturing
30+ Years Global commercial experience in B2B manufacturing
15 Years Senior leadership & board-level P&L responsibility
All Industries Products & services across global B2B markets
About Steve

A Commercial Leader Who Builds Sales Functions That Win

Steve Corfield is a modern, forward-thinking sales leader with a proven track record of successful change management across global B2B manufacturing businesses. He specialises in developing world-class sales strategies and structures — and building the high-performing teams needed to execute them and deliver profitable sales growth.

Unlike many sales consultants, Steve has lived the commercial reality of manufacturing for over 30 years. He's held board-level leadership positions with full P&L responsibility, managed sales functions across global markets, and navigated the complexity of selling products and services across all major industrial sectors.

Sales Strategy Sales Structure Sales Process High-Performing Teams Change Management P&L Leadership Global B2B Sales Revenue Growth NED / Board Advisory Sales Transformation
Core Focus Areas

The Four Levers of a World-Class Sales Function

Steve's work with manufacturers is always built around four interconnected areas. Fixing one in isolation rarely delivers lasting change. Transforming all four delivers a sales function that grows predictably and profitably.

📐 Sales Strategy

  • → Market segmentation and target account prioritisation
  • → Commercial proposition and value articulation
  • → Go-to-market structure by sector, region, and channel
  • → Competitive positioning and win/loss analysis

🏗️ Sales Structure

  • → Sales team design and role definition
  • → Territory and account allocation
  • → Channel and distributor management
  • → Inside vs. field sales model optimisation

⚙️ Sales Process

  • → End-to-end sales process design and documentation
  • → CRM implementation and adoption
  • → Pipeline management and forecasting discipline
  • → Marketing-to-sales handoff and SLA definition

👥 Sales People

  • → Sales team assessment and capability mapping
  • → Coaching frameworks and performance management
  • → Recruitment brief, assessment, and onboarding
  • → Leadership development for sales managers
Experience & Track Record

30 Years of Delivering Profitable Sales Growth

Steve's career spans global B2B manufacturing businesses across all major industrial sectors — from precision components to complex technical services.

Sales Transformation
30+
Years B2B manufacturing sales — global markets
Proven track record of building world-class sales strategies and structures for B2B manufacturers supplying products and services across all major industrial sectors.
Leadership Experience
15yrs
Board-level & senior leadership with full P&L responsibility
Extensive experience as a senior commercial leader making board-level decisions, managing P&L, and driving profitable revenue growth for B2B manufacturing businesses globally.
Engagement Flexibility
3
Engagement models: Interim · Project · NED
Available as an interim sales director, on a project basis for specific transformation programmes, or as a NED providing ongoing board-level commercial challenge and expertise.
How We Work Together

From Diagnostic to Profitable Growth

Whether you engage Steve for an interim role, a specific project, or a NED position, every engagement starts the same way — with an honest diagnostic of where your sales function is, and what it would take to unlock its potential.

1

Sales Diagnostic

A structured review of your current strategy, structure, process, and team — identifying the highest-value gaps and opportunities.

2

Transformation Plan

A clear, prioritised plan with commercial outcomes — not a slide deck, a roadmap your leadership can act on immediately.

3

Implementation

Hands-on delivery — working alongside your sales leadership and team, not just advising from the outside.

4

Measurable Growth

Profitable, predictable pipeline growth — measured by the commercial metrics that matter to your board.

Ready to Build a Sales Function
That Delivers?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call with Steve. He'll tell you honestly where the biggest opportunities are in your sales function — and what it would take to unlock them.

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