Digital sales and distribution management with SAP Power User Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD)

Free of cost

by funding

During the course, you will gain practical and detailed knowledge in sales and distribution as well as in the handling of various purchasing processes and in the processing and execution of sales orders with SAP. Learn how artificial intelligence is used in your profession.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Digital sales and distribution management"
    2 original SAP user certificates
  • Examination: Practical project work with final presentations
    SAP user certification UC_MM_S42023
    SAP user certification UC_SD_S42023
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 16 Weeks

Digital distribution and sales management

Basics of sales (approx. 1.5 days)

Sales strategies

Sales organization and structures

Development of a sales concept

Forms of distribution

Sales management and processes

Principles for negotiations

Negotiation phases

Roles and tasks in sales (sales staff and management)


Successful selling (approx. 2 days)

Psychology of sales

Obtaining and analyzing customer data

Analysis of customer needs

Target groups/buyer types

Sales talks and presentations

Sales conception

Conducting price negotiations

Closing the sale

Offer follow-up - Follow ups


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Customer Contact (approx. 5 days)

New customer acquisition, customer acquisition, customer acquisition and expansion

Analyzing buying motives

Benefit argumentation

Direct customer contact - customer first

Key account management

Complaint management

Existing customer care

Lead management

Sales Funnel

Customer Experience (CX)


Digitalization in sales (approx. 3 days)

CRM and CRM systems

Sales technologies

Digital sales channels

Success factors in e-business

Digital products, digital services, digital business models

Digital customer interfaces (customer journey map)


Strategic marketing in distribution and sales (approx. 2 days)

Customer centricity

Competitive orientation (USP - Unique Selling Proposition)

Situation analysis with SWOT

Internal and external analysis

Analysis of buyer behavior

Marketing research and forecasting

Market definition and segmentation

Target formulation, target groups

Market selection strategies, market participant strategies

Marketing mix


Sales controlling (approx. 2 days)

Objectives, tasks and instruments of sales controlling

Sales controlling


Distribution law (approx. 1.5 days)

Competition and trademark law

General terms and conditions (AGB)

Commercial agency law


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

SAP Power User Materials Management (MM) and Sales and Distribution (SD) with SAP S/4HANA

S4H00 SAP S/4HANA Overview (approx. 4 days)

Overview of SAP S/4HANA

Navigation, SAP Fiori, SAP Business Client, SAP Logon

System-wide concepts with organizational units, master data and transactions

Overview of financial accounting and logistics modules, mapping of the respective processes in SAP

Reporting, system structure and migration

SAP service offerings


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


S4500 Business Processes Sourcing and Procurement (approx. 8 days)

Overview and navigation

Processes and corporate structure in procurement

Procurement process

Procurement master data

Stock material compared to consumables

Request via self-service

Extended transactions in procurement

Automated procurement process

Evaluations and analyses


S4600 Business Processes in Sales (approx. 8 days)

Navigation with Fiori

Company structures

Sales processes at a glance

Master data

Automatic data determination and scheduling

Availability check

Collective processing

Further processes in Sales

Complaints processing

Monitoring and sales analyses


S4520 Purchasing (approx. 10 days)

Master data

Sources of supply and conditions

Source determination

Optimized purchasing processing

Document release procedure

Special procurement processes

Supplier evaluation

Further selected topics


S4525 Consumption-based scheduling and forecasting (approx. 4 days)

Consumption-based scheduling

Planning run, forecast

Further options in consumption-based scheduling


Project work/case study, certification preparation and SAP user certification in materials management (approx. 6 days)


S4605 Sales Processes in Sales (approx. 10 days)

Introduction to

Corporate structures in sales

Order processing

Control of sales documents

Data flow

Special business transactions

Incompleteness

Partner functions in sales

Outline agreements

Material substitution, listing and exclusion

Discount in kind

Sales workshop


S4610 Delivery processes (approx. 4 days)

Idea and function of the delivery document

Basic organizational units for the delivery process

Control of the delivery

Goods issue process based on the outbound delivery

Processes and functions based on the outbound delivery


Project work/case study, certification preparation and SAP user certification for sales (approx. 6 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

You are familiar with the basic structures and processes as well as roles and tasks in sales and distribution. You can apply various sales strategies in discussions with customers and thus retain existing customers as well as acquire new ones. You are also familiar with modern sales technologies and digital sales channels as well as strategic marketing in sales and distribution. You are also familiar with current sales law.

You are also familiar with SAP Material Management processes and competent handling of sales-related processes and can prove your knowledge with two SAP user certificates.

This course is suitable for anyone who wants to gain a professional foothold in sales and distribution. The course is also suitable for lateral entrants, e.g. from technical professions.

The globally standardized and recognized SAP certificate is considered one of the most important manufacturer certifications in the commercial sector, with which you can improve your career prospects on the job market across all industries. Specialists in materials management and sales are in demand from both large and medium-sized companies in industry, trade and the service sector.

You will also qualify for a career in sales or distribution and therefore for positions in any company with a sales department.

Training partner of SAP® Germany

In cooperation with the SAP training partner alfatraining Bildungszentrum GmbH, we will qualify you for a job in industry and business.

You are directly connected to the SAP® Germany servers and learn on the original SAP® training system (IDES) in the latest version. This gives you the necessary practical experience during the course.

All SAP user courses also conclude with the original SAP certification. Our SAP instructors are qualified SAP consultants who will provide you with intensive support and prepare you optimally for the certification exam.

 

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face teaching via video technology.

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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