Further training

certified Key Account Manager - Branded goods and consumer goods

Further training for the successful support of your key accounts

This continuing education is held in German.
The consumer goods industry is undergoing major change. The long-term success of a company is increasingly dependent on business relationships with a small number of key customers. This has enormous consequences for dealing with key accounts and the position of the key account manager. We provide you with the necessary knowledge and helpful tools for successful key account management in the consumer goods industry. This intensive training course equips you with the necessary knowledge to act confidently and successfully and to master the wide range of tasks of a key account manager professionally.

Certified by the Hochschule der Wirtschaft für Management (HdWM), Mannheim

This further training course was designed in cooperation with the Mannheim University of Applied Management Sciences and meets the university's quality standards in terms of overall concept, content, trainers and examination. As a result, participants benefit from high-quality qualifications with guaranteed topicality, high practical relevance and excellent trainers.

Module 1: Classroom seminar
4 days
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
  • Structure, analysis and strategy
  • The St. Gallen key account management model
  • Systematic analysis of key accounts
  • Forward-looking key account strategies
  • Creating added value for key accounts (value creation)
  • Communicating added value effectively (value selling)
  • Adequately pricing added value (value pricing)
  • Tasks and skills of key account managers
  • Condition and management of KAM teams without authority to issue instructions
  • Performance measurement, organization and implementation
Module 2: E-Learning
approx. 2 hours
Consolidation phase with e-learning
Consolidation phase with e-learning

Negotiate skillfully - navigate through everyday working life in a charming and goal-oriented manner (online learning time: approx. 2 hours).

Module 3: E-examination
approx. 45 min.
Final examination
Final examination

Lessons Learned

After the training, you will receive a summary of the exam-relevant content via your learning environment in preparation for your final exam.

 

Final examination

You can document your expertise with the e-test.

Contents

Already more than 950 enthusiastic participants!

Structure, analysis and strategy

  • The St. Gallen key account management model as a reference framework for successful key account management (KAM).
  • Systematic analysis of key accounts.
  • Develop forward-looking key account strategies.

Services and conditions

  • Create added value for key accounts (value creation).
  • Communicate added value effectively (value selling).
  • adequately price added value (value pricing).

Tasks, processes and collaboration

  • Tasks and skills of key account managers.
  • Condition and management of KAM teams without authority to issue instructions.

Performance measurement, organization and implementation

  • Levers of KAM success.
  • Measuring success in KAM: key figure cockpits.
  • KAM implementation.

Lessons Learned

  • After the training, you will receive a summary of the exam-relevant content via your learning environment in preparation for your final exam.

Final examination

  • You can document your expertise with the e-test.

 

For optimal knowledge transfer: E-learning: Skillful negotiation (online learning time: approx. 2 hours)

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training course, you will learn and practice how to

  • Systematically analyze your key accounts,
  • Develop strategies and techniques for successful key account management and exploit growth potential,
  • Create added value for your key accounts and your company,
  • Put together teams for key account management and coordinate them successfully,
  • Measuring success in key account management and
  • when implementing key account management.

Key account management or key customer care is a firmly established term in sales management. It describes a specific form of acquiring, developing and retaining particularly important strategic customers who demand more from you than simply large customers. Key account management is one way of providing adequate support for the challenges faced by customers, also driven by Industry 4.0 and digitalization. Those who can position themselves convincingly for the future will remain in the circle of potential suppliers . Learn the prerequisites for being able to meet your key customers at eye level as a key account manager.

Methods

Interactive and varied: group and individual work, role plays, case studies and best practice examples, trainer input, discussion, exchange of experiences.

Recommended for

Key account managers, account managers, sales managers, sales managers, key account consultants, sales executives, product managers. Managers who want to actively support the KAM process and/or reflect on their existing concept.

Final examination

After the training, the participants take the written final examination for the training certified Key Account Manager. To save you travel costs and time, you can take the e-exam on your computer at work or at home. The training content will be assessed in written form (approximately 45 minutes).

After successfully completing the final examination, you will receive the recognized certificate of Haufe Akademie and the Mannheim School of Business for Management, " certified Key Account Manager". This will document your in-depth knowledge as a basis for further developing your professional career.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

Read more

Further recommendations for "certified Key Account Manager - Branded Goods and Consumer Products"

Module 1: Online training
4 days
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
  • Structure, analysis and strategy
  • The St. Gallen Key Account Management Model
  • Systematic analysis of key accounts
  • Forward-looking key account strategies
  • Creating added value for key accounts (value creation)
  • Communicating added value effectively (value selling)
  • Adequately pricing added value (value pricing)
  • Tasks and skills of key account managers
  • Condition and management of KAM teams without authority to issue instructions
  • Performance measurement, organization and implementation
Module 2: E-Learning
approx. 2 hours
Consolidation phase with e-learning
Consolidation phase with e-learning

Negotiate skillfully - navigate through everyday working life in a charming and goal-oriented manner (online learning time: approx. 2 hours).

Module 3: E-examination
approx. 45 min.
Final examination
Final examination

Lessons Learned

After the training, you will receive a summary of the exam-relevant content via your learning environment in preparation for your final exam.

 

Final examination

You can document your expertise with the e-test.

Contents

Already more than 950 enthusiastic participants!

Structure, analysis and strategy

  • The St. Gallen key account management model as a reference framework for successful key account management (KAM).
  • Systematic analysis of key accounts.
  • Develop forward-looking key account strategies.

Services and conditions

  • Create added value for key accounts (value creation).
  • Communicate added value effectively (value selling).
  • adequately price added value (value pricing).

Tasks, processes and collaboration

  • Tasks and skills of key account managers.
  • Condition and management of KAM teams without authority to issue instructions.

Performance measurement, organization and implementation

  • Levers of KAM success.
  • Measuring success in KAM: key figure cockpits.
  • KAM implementation.

Lessons Learned

  • After the training, you will receive a summary of the exam-relevant content via your learning environment in preparation for your final exam.

Final examination

  • You can document your expertise with the e-test.

 

For optimal knowledge transfer: E-learning: Skillful negotiation (online learning time: approx. 2 hours)

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

In this training course, you will learn and practice how to

  • Systematically analyze your key accounts,
  • Develop strategies and techniques for successful key account management and exploit growth potential,
  • Create added value for your key accounts and your company,
  • Put together teams for key account management and coordinate them successfully,
  • Measuring success in key account management and
  • when implementing key account management.

Key account management or key customer care is a firmly established term in sales management. It describes a specific form of acquiring, developing and retaining particularly important strategic customers who demand more from you than simply large customers. Key account management is one way of providing adequate support for the challenges faced by customers, also driven by Industry 4.0 and digitalization. Those who can position themselves convincingly for the future will remain in the circle of potential suppliers . Learn the prerequisites for being able to meet your key customers at eye level as a key account manager.

Methods

Interactive and varied: group and individual work, role plays, case studies and best practice examples, trainer input, discussion, exchange of experiences.

Recommended for

Key account managers, account managers, sales managers, sales managers, key account consultants, sales executives, product managers. Managers who want to actively support the KAM process and/or reflect on their existing concept.

Final examination

After the training, the participants take the written final examination for the training certified Key Account Manager. To save you travel costs and time, you can take the e-exam on your computer at work or at home. The training content will be assessed in written form (approximately 45 minutes).

After successfully completing the final examination, you will receive the recognized certificate of Haufe Akademie and the Mannheim School of Business for Management, " certified Key Account Manager". This will document your in-depth knowledge as a basis for further developing your professional career.

Open Badges - Show what you can do digitally too.

Open Badges are recognized, digital certificates of participation. These verifiable credentials are the current standard for integration in career networks such as LinkedIn.

With them, you digitally demonstrate the competences you possess. After successful completion, you will receive an Open Badge from us.

Read more

Further recommendations for "certified Key Account Manager - Branded Goods and Consumer Products"

Attendees comments

"I particularly liked the practical relevance and the experienced speaker."

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Lesaffre Germany GmbH

Seminar evaluation for "certified Key Account Manager - Branded goods and consumer goods"

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training content:
4.4
Content comprehensibility:
4.7
Practical relevance:
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Trainer expertise:
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Participant orientation:
4.8
Method variety:
4.6
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08.09.2025
Hamburg
Booking number: 30685
€ 2.890,- plus VAT.
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Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Amsinckstraße 53, 20097 Hamburg
Room rate: € 132,97 plus VAT.
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Train tickets to this event starting at € 51,90.
Modules
4 days, e-learning, e-exam (45 min.)
Limited number of participants
Classroom seminar
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
Date
08.-11.09.2025
Venue
Mercure Hotel Hamburg City
Schedule
1st - 3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
4th day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
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Please book your overnight stay directly with the hotel at our special rates approx. 4 weeks before arrival. You will receive a reservation form from us after your registration.

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
02.02.2026
Stuttgart
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Holiday Inn
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Mittlerer Pfad 25-27, 70499 Stuttgart
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Modules
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Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
Date
02.-05.02.2026
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Holiday Inn
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1st - 3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
4th day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Fee includes

Please book your overnight stay directly with the hotel at our special rates approx. 4 weeks before arrival. You will receive a reservation form from us after your registration.

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
07.07.2026
Cologne
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Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City
Best Western Plus Hotel Cologne City
Innere Kanalstraße 15, 50823 Cologne
Room rate: € 137,36 plus VAT.
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Modules
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Limited number of participants
Classroom seminar
Modern key account management for branded goods and consumer goods
Date
07.-10.07.2026
Venue
Best Western Plus Hotel Köln City
Schedule
1st - 3rd day: 09:00 am - approx. 5:00 pm
4th day: 09:00 am - approx. 4:00 pm
Fee includes

Please book your overnight stay directly with the hotel at our special rates approx. 4 weeks before arrival. You will receive a reservation form from us after your registration.

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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Booking number: 30685
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Details
4 days, e-learning, e-exam (45 min.)
Limited number of participants
Fee includes

Please book your overnight stay directly with the hotel at our special rates approx. 4 weeks before arrival. You will receive a reservation form from us after your registration.

Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
Booking number: 33674
€ 2.890,- plus VAT.
€ 3,439.10 incl. VAT.
Details
4 days, e-learning, e-exam (45 min.)
Limited number of participants
Transfer coaching bookable
2 hours of transfer coaching - live and online with your trainer ensures that you can put what you have learnt into practice in your day-to-day work.
If you book at the same time as your training, you save 10 % on the price of the transfer coaching of € 390,- excl.
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