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Job Description
As UL Solutions expands its global footprint, we are seeking a Senior Product Specialist to develop and grow the Retail and Consumer Products business within EMEA.
In this role, you'll be responsible for assessing markets, exploring new services, and tailoring our existing offerings to suit larger, A-grade clients in our region, specifically supermarkets and multi-product retailers. This is a remote-based role within the UK and will involve significant business travel and work outside of the office.
Responsibilities
- Works with Account Managers or the Outside Sales team as opportunities are limited to close the sale.
- Develops and presents sales proposals, systems solutions and closes complex technical sales opportunities as needed.
- Develops and maintains a highly technical knowledge of ULS products and services and can communicate the value proposition to clients effectively.
- Supports junior staff with complex details of ULS products and services.
- Helps to develop and expand their understanding of ULS products and services.
- Identifies and resolves a wide range of issues with little or no supervision.
- Coaches and mentors lower-level staff on effective direct sales skills and sales processes.
Qualifications
- University Degree (Equivalent to a bachelor’s degree) in an Engineering field or a related discipline, plus generally eight years of directly related experience.
- Essential experience dealing with multi-product private label retailers (e.g., toys, apparel, cosmetics, furniture).
- Proven experience establishing global programs with retailers based in EMEA
- Recognised as a product or service subject matter expert by peers, customers, and industry leaders.
- Ability to gain cooperation from others and present technical information concerning specific projects or schedules to senior-level management and customers.
- Significant business travel and work outside of the office is required
What you'll experience working for ULS:
- Mission: For ULS, corporate and social responsibility isn’t new. Making the world a safer, more secure and sustainable place has been our business model for the last 125+ years and is deeply ingrained in everything we do.
- People: Ask any UL employee what they love most about working here, and you’ll almost always hear, “the people.” Going beyond what is possible is the standard at UL. We’re able to deliver the best because we employ the best.
- Interesting work: Every day is different for us here as we eagerly anticipate the next innovation that our customers create. We’re inspired to take on the challenge that will transform how people live, work and play. And as a global company, in many roles, you will get international experience working with colleagues around the world.
- Grow & achieve: We learn, work and grow together with targeted development, reward and recognition programs as well as our very own UL University that offers extensive training programs for employees at all stages, including a technical training track for applicable roles.
- Total Rewards: Competitive remuneration, annual bonus, flexible and remote working arrangements, annual paid leave, plus a strong commitment to corporate responsibility and sustainability efforts. All employees receive 2 Volunteer Days off per year to spend participating in an array of volunteer activities
Working at UL is an exciting journey that twists and turns daily. We thrive in the twists and revel in the turns. This is our every day. This is our normal. Curious? To learn more about us and the work we do, visit UL.com
About Us
A global leader in applied safety science, UL Solutions (NYSE: ULS) transforms safety, security and sustainability challenges into opportunities for customers in more than 110 countries. UL Solutions delivers testing, inspection and certification services, together with software products and advisory offerings, that support our customers’ product innovation and business growth. The UL Mark serves as a recognized symbol of trust in our customers’ products and reflects an unwavering commitment to advancing our safety mission. We help our customers innovate, launch new products and services, navigate global markets and complex supply chains, and grow sustainably and responsibly into the future. Our science is your advantage.
About The Team
From life jackets to lawnmowers, toys to televisions, beauty and wellness, vitamins and supplements, we’re involved in almost every consumer product you can imagine. We work with some of the largest retailers in the world, performing market surveillance, auditing and inspecting the products we put in and on our bodies. We help customers ensure that not only are their products themselves safe, but their supply chains are using ethically and sustainably sourced materials. We build close relationships, providing advice and expertise to help them deliver safer products that meet the latest requirements and manufacture them fairly. Join our team and make your mark on products that shape people’s lives.
