Sales management and leadership skills

The course provides comprehensive knowledge in the field of sales, from the role of markets and customers to digital sales strategies and processes to topics that specifically cover sales management, such as personal development and employee management. You will also learn about conflict management and leadership skills.
  • Certificates: Certificate "Sales management and leadership skills"
  • Additional Certificates: Sales management" certificate
    Certified Leadership Expert" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    Certified Leadership Expert
  • 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

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

Leadership skills

Conflict management

Communication (approx. 1 day)

Communication models and tools

Conversation management and active listening

Conflict discussions as a management tool

Reflection on your own communication style


Conflicts (approx. 2 days)

Causes and types of conflict

Escalation stages and reaction strategies

Harvard concept of conflict resolution

Non-violent communication

Use of AI to develop solutions in conflict situations


Constructive conflict management in the company (approx. 1 day)

De-escalation strategies and solution techniques

Using conflicts as an opportunity for improvement


Project work (approx. 1 day)

To consolidate the content learned

Presentation of the project results


Leadership - the basics of leadership (approx. 3 days)

Roles and tasks of the manager

Leadership theories in the course of time

Leadership styles and situational leadership

Agile management - overview

Women in leadership

Visions, mission statements and goals

Motivation


Personnel management (approx. 5 days)

Strategic personnel policy

Fundamentals of labor law - overview

Personnel management process

Personnel planning and selection

Integration of new employees

Personnel and appraisal interviews

The first 100 days as a manager

Personality and skills development

Team building (Tuckman, Belbin)

Health in the workplace as a management task (incl. BEM)


Practical examples in the workshop (approx. 3 days)

Taking over a new area of responsibility

Acceptance problems of employees and management

Bullying and difficult team dynamics

Implementing changes

Complaints and dissatisfaction (e.g. salary)

Internal resignation

Burnout and dealing with mental illness

Diversity management

Breaches of rules of conduct (tardiness, sexual harassment, alcohol in the workplace, etc.)

Use of AI as a supporting tool in day-to-day management


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 4 days)



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

Basic knowledge of sales is a prerequisite.

After completing the course, you will be familiar with markets and customer groups, develop suitable sales strategies and implement them operationally. You will 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.

Furthermore, you will be able to recognize conflicts in day-to-day management at an early stage, analyse them professionally and implement suitable solution strategies. You will also make targeted use of communication and leadership instruments and supporting tools.

Specialists from sales, distribution and customer management as well as prospective managers who would like to take on sales responsibility in the future.

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

For people who also want to work in a managerial role, leadership skills are essential.

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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0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm
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We will gladly advise you free of charge. 0800 3456-500 Mon. - Fri. from 8 am to 5 pm free of charge from all German networks.