Digital sales and distribution management and sales management

The course provides you with comprehensive knowledge in sales, from the basics to topics that specifically cover sales management: Sales and sales strategies, a professional approach to customers, the role of markets and clientele, sales organization, digital sales processes as well as personal development and employee management. An insight into the use of artificial intelligence in the profession rounds off the course.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Digital sales and distribution management"
    Sales management" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
  • 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: 8 Weeks

Digital distribution and sales management

Digital market strategies, customer journey and AI (approx. 5 days)

Fundamentals and future fields in digital sales

Trends in digital sales: platform economics, social commerce, omnichannel sales

Market analysis and competition: market positioning (USP), SWOT and buyer behavior

Target group analysis and persona development

Customer centricity and customer journey mapping

Digital sales strategies and sales channels

Use of digital tools for market analysis and competition monitoring

Support for research, idea development and strategy work using AI-supported tools


Successful selling and customer relationships (approx. 4 days)

Practical skills for the digital sales process

Structure and phases of the digital sales process

Sales psychology: needs analysis and buying motives

Conducting conversations in digital sales situations

Social selling and digital relationship management

Digital tools for preparing sales meetings and presentations

AI-supported analysis of customer needs and meeting preparation


New customer acquisition and acquisition - existing customer care (approx. 4 days)

Digital strategies for acquiring new customers

Inbound and outbound sales approaches

Lead generation and lead qualification

Sales funnel and pipeline management

AI-supported lead analysis and prioritization of sales opportunities

Key account management and strategic customer development

Sales pitches: structure, presentation and argumentation

Benefit argumentation and value selling

Differentiating features in competition

Conducting negotiations: principles, phases and price negotiations

Closing the sale and follow-up in digital sales

Customer experience (CX) & complaint management

CRM systems: use for customer management and care

Digital systems for sales automation and customer analysis


Sales controlling and law (approx. 4 days)

Success measurement and performance in sales

Sales controlling: objectives, tasks and instruments of sales controlling

Key figures and evaluation of sales data

Digital systems for reporting and forecasting

AI-supported sales forecasts and data analyses

Competition, trademark and commercial agency law

Drafting contracts: general terms and conditions (GTC) and relevant contractual elements

EU product safety regulation: General Product Safety Regulation (GPSR)

Data protection in digital sales (GDPR)


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results

Sales management

Strategy and digital marketing (approx. 4 days)

Foundation for sustainable sales management

Market analysis and trends: digitalization and USP

Customer centricity and customer journey

Channels and lead management: multichannel and omnichannel

Marketing-sales alignment

Collaboration between sales, marketing and customer success

Sales funnel and pipeline management

Digital tools and AI for market analysis and strategy


Sales performance and organization (approx. 5 days)

Efficient management and structuring of sales

Sales strategy 4.0

Organization and processes in sales

Territory and partner management

Controlling and KPIs

Data-driven sales and performance management

Sales forecasting and pipeline management

Forecast methods (bottom-up / top-down) and deal evaluation

CRM strategy and management of CRM systems

Customer management

AI-supported sales analyses and forecasts

AI for forecasting, lead scoring and sales management


Leadership and psychology in sales (approx. 4 days)

Core competencies for employee management and team dynamics

Leadership role and change in sales

Motivation and sales psychology

Employee development in sales

Feedback discussions and performance management in sales

Team dynamics and conflict management

Leading at a distance (remote leadership)


Personnel, negotiation and law (approx. 4 days)

Skills for recruiting, closing deals and legal security

Recruiting and onboarding in sales

Employee development and promotion

Consulting and solution sales

Negotiation and closing strategies

Presentation and communication

Sales law, GDPR and compliance


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To deepen the content learned

Presentation of the results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will be able to plan and implement digital sales processes in a targeted manner. You will develop data-based sales strategies along the customer journey and use modern digital sales instruments and AI-supported tools in a targeted manner. You will also master sales psychology, conversation management and customer loyalty. You will use CRM systems, sales automation and controlling to analyze and optimize your sales results.

You also know markets and customer groups, develop suitable sales strategies and implement them operationally. You define key figures, manage sales processes based on data and lead your team. You will use digital systems and AI-supported analysis tools to plan and optimize sales performance. You will master the basics of modern sales management - from strategy and organization to team leadership, negotiations and customer contact.

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.

This course qualifies you for a career in sales or distribution and therefore for positions in all companies with a sales department.

Your meaningful certificate provides a detailed insight into the qualifications you have acquired and improves your career prospects.

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 lessons 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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