Managing key account the right way is a critical function of any customer-oriented business. Selling to these existing customers is one of the biggest untapped opportunities for revenue growth. Top performers in key account management experience significant revenue growth, higher profitability and greater year on year customer satisfaction.
This course is structured to enable participants to acquire the critical knowledge and skills needed to turn customer growth opportunities into growth realities. Participants will learn proven methodology and techniques in key account management that will allow them to systematically break new grounds.

Course Benefits

Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:

• Increase the sales rate and understand the role of a Key Account Manager
• Understand the importance of the Law of Averages and increasing average deal size
• Understand the importance of increasing customer loyalty and market competition for improved customer retention
• Understand their Unique Selling Propositions (USP)
• Manage and sustain long term value partnerships for increased profits
• Ensure that The Key Account Manager and other key personnel involved understand the importance of teamwork and managing profitable key accounts

Target Audience

Executives, Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders, Frontline and Support Staff from diverse industries.

Course Outline

Module 1: Introduction

• Training objectives
• Learning outcomes

• The rationale behind KAM: Why is it essential? How does it contribute?
• Learn the difference between traditional selling
• How to create/understand the vision, objectives, benefits?
• Learn about KAM model

• What are the attributes that a key account person should have?
• Mindset: understand the key account mentality
• What are the accountabilities & competencies

• Understanding the customer’s organisation
• Learn how to identify needs & objectives
• Understand the buying process of the customers
• Understand why decision making is important
• Leveraging on SWOT
• How do we use the Empathy Map to understand our customers?

• Techniques to create Rapport building
• Learn questioning techniques
• Understand how active listening works
• Reflection on the 1st-day workshop

• How to optimize the selection process?
• Learn segmentation methodology
• What are Growth Strategies to use?

• Learn techniques for setting goals
• How to maximize success with these goals?

• Understand the importance of a customer business plan.
• What to include? Ability to create one.

• Learn how to communicate the value
• Understand the steps to create value

• Learn techniques on effective execution
• Enforce key account managers as leaders. How?

• Learn new ways of effective performance measurement
• Adjusting. How? What?

Available Course Sessions

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Trainer Profile

Clement Ng

Clement Ng is an experienced “think out of the box” commercial trainer specialising in sales, marketing, strategy and entrepreneurship. His wealth of experience was garnered from over 20 years of corporate leadership positions within major listed companies and multinationals. He has trained and mentored hundreds of executives and professionals in companies such as Mars/Masterfoods. Swarovski, Indesit Co, Hong Leong Asia, Groupe Seb. These companies owned global brands that shape the lives of many.

Clement was privileged to have worked across the Asia Pacific Region and spent a significant amount of time managing businesses across multicultural structures. He championed many initiatives and led numerous million dollar projects that resulted in “Best Practice” recognition.

He left his last role as a Regional Director of a global multinational to explore and fulfil his passion for training. He has a keen desire to share his broad commercial knowledge and practical know-how to impact learners and transform their work performances to achieve greater heights.

Clement graduated from Queensland University of Technology with a Bachelor of Business (Double Majors: Marketing & International Business) and achieved his MBA (Double Majors: International Marketing & Financial Management) from University of Western Australia. He was awarded the Advanced Certificate in Training and Assessment (ACTA) by the Workforce Development Authority, Singapore and is also a certified Ministry of Education trainer. Throughout the course of his corporate career, he has also attained numerous certifications in Leadership, Category Management, Project Management, Pricing Strategy etc…