Key Account Management

Course Overview

The effective and professional management of your key accounts is critical to your success and that of your company. Managing key or major accounts and maximising their potential requires a different set of skills to selling.

The world of buying and selling is evolving rapidly and many suppliers may have been slow to recognise what is happening with their customers. The trend is to select fewer preferred suppliers and to build open, collaborative, strategic alliances with them. This trend can mean growth and prosperity for those suppliers who can respond appropriately. Investing resources in strategic alliances with carefully chosen Key Accounts is a practical route to achieving corporate objectives in terms of growth and profitability.

Designed for Salespeople who are required to plan and execute complex account sales and anyone with responsibility for managing key accounts, this workshop aims to help you identify the strategies to successfully manage each of your key accounts and maximise their value to your organisation. You will look at the role and day-to-day tasks of highly effective account managers, examine proven practice in the development of an account and learn how to develop long-term and profitable relationships with your key / major accounts.

Role-plays and exercises are used throughout to enable delegates to practice their new skills.