Account Manager, Retail

UL Solutions; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 100,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401K

Paid time off

Job summary

UL Solutions in the Washington, DC metro area is seeking an experienced sales professional to plan and execute an aggressive sales strategy for UL TIC portfolio. You will interface with customers to promote UL products and services, leveraging technical credibility to close deals.

The role requires 6+ years of sales experience, deep TIC knowledge, and strong business acumen to meet and exceed targets. Base salary is supported by a strong incentive plan and comprehensive benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or graduate degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• 6+ years of related sales experience.
• Deep knowledge and experience with specialty product / services within TIC portfolio.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Business acumen and deep understanding of business sales processes.

Responsibilities

• Plans sales strategy and maintains ongoing plan to prioritize portfolio of accounts and maintain relationships throughout the year.
• Interfaces with customers to promote and sell UL products and services.
• Uses technical credibility to build relationships with buyers and centers of influence.
• Drives sales process from beginning to end, leveraging support from internal teams when necessary.
• Proactively manages customer to ensure renewal of services where applicable.
• Develops opportunities to sell specialty product / services and expands new logos.

Skills

Sales experience

Communication skills

Business acumen

Education

Bachelor's or graduate degree in engineering or related field

Tools

MS Office

CRM software

Job description

Job Description

• Candidates MUST live in Seattle or Washington, DC metro area to be considered
• Plans sales strategy and maintains ongoing plan to prioritize portfolio of accounts and maintain relationships throughout the year.
• Interfaces with customers to promote and sell UL products and services.
• Uses technical credibility to build relationships with buyers and centers of influence.
• Under minimal guidance, drives sales process from beginning to end, leveraging support from Sales Support Specialists and Inside Sales Executives when necessary.
• Proactively manages customer to ensure renewal of services where applicable.
• Continuously explore and develop opportunities to sell specialty product / services.
• Establishes strong connects with new logo prospects from inbound and outbound channels to qualify their needs, understand decision-makers, and land new customers.
• Proactively engages in discovery, opportunity identification, proposals, and closing for sales of core UL products and services.
• Leverages technical support (engineers) when customer has a qualified need.
• Creates pipeline of new logo prospects to supplement existing account activities, owns new logo process through close of sale.
• Brings in additional resources when advantageous to support sales process, and delegates leadership of the sale to Technical Inside Sales Executives for highly technical or specialized products / services.
• Transitions implementation to success / fulfillment teams after sales have been closed to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Where applicable, supports development of GAM and SAM multi-year account plans in TIC by providing insight on area of specialization (specific product/ service).
• Actions on opportunities to sell specialty product / services.
• Works with the remaining account managers on discovery and opportunity identification for assigned specialty products / services.
• Works under minimal guidance of account managers (GAMs, SAMs) to seamlessly work with customers throughout the sales cycle.
• Provides expert input to SAM and GAM during account planning process on potential growth opportunities within assigned solution area.

Qualifications

• Bachelors and/or graduate degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook), and CRM software.
• Relevant technical capabilities related to assigned specialty product / service.
• 6+ years of related sales experience.
• Deep knowledge and experience with specialty product / services within assigned TIC portfolio.
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets.
• Business acumen and deep understanding of business sales processes.

What we offer:

Total Rewards: We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. The estimated annual compensation for this position is $155,000 - 170,500. which includes a base salary of $100,000 - $110,000 and 100% on target performance. Members of the sales function are eligible to participate in the UL Solutions Sales Incentive Plan. The annual target incentive for this position is 55% of the base salary, paid quarterly, and is contingent upon performance. Compensation is based on multiple factors, including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, geographical location, as well as other factors.

This position also provides health benefits such as medical, dental and vision; wellness benefits such as mental and financial health; and retirement savings (401K) commensurate with the standard rewards offered in each individual location or country. We also provide full-time employees with paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours).

The application deadline for this position is 3/2/2027.