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. 3 days)

Foundation for sustainable sales management

Market analysis and trends: agile markets, digitalization and USP development

Customer centricity: customer orientation, customer journey and loyalty

Channels and lead management: multichannel, omnichannel and lead generation

Marketing-sales alignment: optimized cooperation


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

AI in sales: strategic potential and implementation

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Sales performance and organization (approx. 4 days)

Efficient management and structuring of sales

Sales strategy 4.0: adapting to digital requirements

Organization and processes: Efficient structures and interface management

Territory and partner management: Planning and developing territories and networks

Controlling and KPIs: Data-based management and forecasting

CRM strategy: customer relationship management for loyalty


Leadership and psychology in sales (approx. 5 days)

Core competencies for empathic leadership and team dynamics

Leadership role and change: transformation, expectations and authentic leadership

Emotional leadership: sales psychology, motivation and listening


Employee development and promotion: individual needs, challenges and potential (approx. 2 days)

Leadership models: concepts for loyal teams and corporate culture

Team dynamics and conflicts: dealing with low performers, crisis management

Leading at a distance: remote leadership


Personnel, negotiation and law (approx. 3 days)

Skills for recruitment, contracts and legal security

Recruiting and development: employee selection, onboarding and talent development

Consulting and sales: solution selling, needs analysis and value argumentation

Negotiation and closing: advanced strategies and techniques

Presentation and communication: Confident appearance as a manager

Sales law: drafting contracts, GDPR and compliance


Project work (approx. 3 days)

To deepen the content learned

Presentation of the results

Leadership skills

Conflict management

Communication (approx. 2 days)

Communication models and tools

Conflict discussions as a management tool


Conflicts (approx. 2 days)

Harvard model of conflict resolution

Conflict management

Non-violent communication


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

Agile management - overview

Women in leadership

Visions, mission statements and goals


Artificial intelligence (AI) in the work process

Presentation of specific AI technologies

and possible applications in the professional environment


Personnel management (approx. 5 days)

Strategic personnel policy

Fundamentals of labor law - overview

Elevator pitch

Personnel management process

Personality development

Personnel planning and selection

Integration of new employees

The appraisal interview

Strategic and ad-hoc employee appraisals

The first 100 days as a manager

BEM

Personality and skills development

Release of employees

Team building Tuckman and Belbin

Health in the office as a management task


Practical examples in the workshop (approx. 4 days)

Taking over a new area of responsibility

Acceptance problems of employees and management

Conflict management

Bullying

Implementing changes

Complaints, dissatisfaction with salary

Internal dismissal

Burnout - dealing with mental illness

Diversity management

Violation of rules of conduct (unpunctuality, sexual harassment, alcohol at work)


Project work, certification preparation and certification examination (approx. 3 days)



Changes are possible. The course content is updated regularly.

After completing the course, you will know the markets, be able to assess the clientele, develop the right sales strategy and implement it operationally. You will define key figures, coach your team and master the basics of sales management - from strategy and organization to negotiations and direct customer contact. You will also be able to recruit customer-oriented sales employees. Important soft skills to strengthen your leadership skills round off the course.

You also have all the necessary skills in conflict management, goal-oriented management and leading teams, departments, divisions and companies.

Employees and prospective managers from all areas who would like to work in sales management 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.