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Course Overview

Achieving outstanding sales results in an increasingly competitive world is a difficult task. Only by establishing a modern sales force management system and by training sales management personnel effectively, can today’s firm compete in this field. The Certified Sales Manager course provides frontline sales managers with the knowledge, skills, and tools they need to drive bottom line performance. It focuses on improving organization and forecasting skills, as well as other technical competencies aimed at guiding salespeople towards higher performance.

Course Methodology

The course relies on the use of a variety of case studies and exercises to develop a consistent approach to sales team management. Group presentations and self-assessment tools will also be used to create a shared language around key sales management competencies.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Demonstrate traits of an excellent sales manager facing modern market challenges
  • Design and deliver sales strategies, organize sales territories, and use different forecasting models to optimize sales results
  • Employ and train the sales team to generate increased sales and profits
  • Conduct sales coaching and counseling sessions effectively
  • Project leadership and team building abilities to improve sales and retain people
  • Carry out productive sales performance reviews and use a wide array of sales performance evaluation models

Target Audience

The course is designed for sales directors, managers and supervisors who have a desire to increase their team’s overall performance, productivity and profitability. It is also directed towards managers who want to increase the value they deliver to their sales reps and organization. Finally, the course will be a perfect fit for sales professionals new to or considering a move to a management role.

Target Competencies

  • Sales team management
  • Sales planning
  • Territory and key account management
  • Sales coaching skills
  • Sales performance evaluation
  • Sales leadership
  • Team building and management
  • Forecasting techniques

Outline

Course Outline

  • Sales Management and the Marketing Mix
  •          Sales management defined
  •          Sales management functions
  •          The position of personal selling in the marketing mix
  •          The sales competency model
  •          Major mistakes sales managers make
  • Planning, Strategy and Organization
  •          Sales Planning Fundamentals
  •          Swot analysis
  •          Formulating sales strategies
  •          Sales forecasting techniques
  •          Organizing the Sales Force
  •          Structuring and deploying the sales force
  •          Territory design, allocation, and management
  •          The build-up and breakdown (territory design models)
  •          Key account management: Best practices
  •          Account analysis methods
  • Sales Management Capstone Competencies
  •          The recruitment of a sales force
  •          Recruiting and staffing of a sales force
  •          Determining the number of sales people (models)
  •          Training and coaching the sales force
  •          Developing and conducting a sales training program
  •          The field training process
  • Team Leadership and Motivation
  •          The sales coaching process
  •          Leadership principles and skills
  •          Situational leadership
  •          Motivation guidelines and principles
  •          The motivation mix
  • Sales Performance Management
  •          The critical importance of setting standards
  •          Types of standards
  •          Qualitative and quantitative measures of performance
  •          Sales evaluation models
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About Us

McTimothy Associates Consulting LLC is a Professional Management consulting, Human Capital Management, and Business Training company, incorporated in Nigeria with the Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC). Our Corporate office is centrally located at Gbagada Estate Phase 2 Estate, connecting easily to both Lagos Island and Lagos Mainland. We are enabling business greatness in Africa through cutting-edge modern management practices of Business transformation, Strategy, Change management and Innovation, Leadership, Restructuring and Turnaround management, and Training solutions.

Our Philosophy is an enduring commitment to enabling businesses and the professional greatness of our clients every day. Both organizations and individual employees who have attended our indoor and outdoor management development training programs have benefited tremendously in a number of ways. We also maintain relevant accreditations/partnerships with:

  • Institute of Management Consultants (IMC).
  • Institute of Professional Recruitment Consultants (IPRC), Nigeria
  • Association of Professional Recruitment Consultant (APRC) UK
  • Nigeria Institute of Training and Development (NITAD),
  • Centre for Management Development (CMD), ...
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