Sales Executive, Appliance/HVAC Components

UL Solutions • Northbrook, IL

5d

About The Position

Description Territory is Illinois and Indiana with primary focus on Chicagoland area. Candidates must currently reside in the territory. Actions on opportunities to sell testing services in Appliance/HVAC Component space Supports planning of 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 moderate level of guidance, drives sales process from beginning to end, leveraging support from Sales Support Specialists and Inside Sales Executives when necessary. Follows up with customer to ensure renewal of services where applicable. Meets with new logo prospects from inbound and outbound channels to qualify their needs, understand decision-makers, and land new customers. Supports 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 and maintains 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 Transitions implementation to success / fulfillment teams after sales have been closed to ensure seamless service delivery. Where applicable, supports development of multi-year account plans in TIC by providing insight on Appliance/HVAC Component space Supports remaining account managers on discovery and opportunity identification for testing services in Appliance/HVAC Component space Works under the close guidance of account managers to seamlessly work with customers throughout the sales cycle. Provides any necessary information to leadership during account planning process on potential growth opportunities within assigned solution area. Qualifications Bachelors and/or graduate degree in related field 4+ years of related sales experience. Significant understanding of TIC industry Demonstrated understanding of Appliance/HVAC Components space Currently reside in Illinois or Indiana Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets What you’ll experience working for ULS UL Solutions has been pioneering change since 1894 and we’re still leading the way. From day one, we’ve blazed a trail protecting the planet and everyone on it. Our teams have influenced billions of products, plus services, software offerings and more. We break things, burn things and blow things up. All in the name of safety science. That’s where you come in — because none of it could happen without you. It takes passion to protect people, problem-solving to safeguard personal data and conviction to make the world a more sustainable place. It takes bold ideas and brilliant minds to build a better world for future generations across the globe. This is more than a job. It’s a calling. A passion to use our expertise and play our part in creating a more secure, sustainable world today — and tomorrow. As a member of our safety science community, you’ll use your ideas, your energy and your ambition to innovate, challenge and ultimately, help create a safer world. Everyone here is unique. But we’re also a global community, working together to help create a safer world. Join UL Solutions and you can connect with the brightest minds in the business, all bringing their distinct perspectives and diverse backgrounds together to deliver real change. Empowering our customers to keep the world safe means thinking ahead. It means investing in training and empowering our people to learn and innovate. At UL Solutions, we help build a better future — one where everyone benefits. Join UL Solutions to be at the center of safety. To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com 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 $100,750. - $116,250. which includes a base salary of $65,000. - $75,000. 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 9/2/2026. #LI-JK3 #LI-Remote

Requirements

• Bachelors and/or graduate degree in related field
• 4+ years of related sales experience.
• Significant understanding of TIC industry
• Demonstrated understanding of Appliance/HVAC Components space
• Currently reside in Illinois or Indiana
• Proven ability to meet and exceed sales targets

Responsibilities

• Actions on opportunities to sell testing services in Appliance/HVAC Component space
• Supports planning of 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 moderate level of guidance, drives sales process from beginning to end, leveraging support from Sales Support Specialists and Inside Sales Executives when necessary.
• Follows up with customer to ensure renewal of services where applicable.
• Meets with new logo prospects from inbound and outbound channels to qualify their needs, understand decision-makers, and land new customers.
• Supports 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 and maintains 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
• Transitions implementation to success / fulfillment teams after sales have been closed to ensure seamless service delivery.
• Where applicable, supports development of multi-year account plans in TIC by providing insight on Appliance/HVAC Component space
• Supports remaining account managers on discovery and opportunity identification for testing services in Appliance/HVAC Component space
• Works under the close guidance of account managers to seamlessly work with customers throughout the sales cycle.
• Provides any necessary information to leadership during account planning process on potential growth opportunities within assigned solution area.

Benefits

• health benefits such as medical, dental and vision
• wellness benefits such as mental and financial health
• retirement savings (401K)
• paid time off including vacation (15 days), holiday including floating holidays (12 days) and sick time off (72 hours)

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees