Severe Service Subject Matter Expert

Ready for your next big challenge in a fast paced, international business?

We are looking for a knowledgeable and commercially driven **Severe Service Subject Matter Expert (SME)**Europe**with strong technical expertise and a business development approach to join our Isolation Valve organization.

The role requires regular travel and close collaboration across our European sites. Ideally, you will be based within easy reach of one of them and close to an international airport. Our of are locations include **Cluj (Romania), Lugagnano (Italy), Madrid (Spain), Mönchengladbach (Germany), Paris (France), Rijswijk (Netherlands), Seregno (Italy), Székesfehérvár (Hungary), and Verviers (Belgium)**.

If this sounds like the next step you have been waiting for, we would love to hear from you.

**In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be**:

- Develop and implement country-specific sales strategies to achieve targets for severe service valves.
- Identify, qualify, and pursue severe service valve opportunities early in the project lifecycle.
- Collaborate closely with Key Accounts, Outside Sales, country Champions, and quotation teams to drive success.
- Promote ISV severe service solutions and communicate differentiation to end users, contractors, and OEMs.
- Provide technical sales support by understanding product specifications, performance criteria, and customer requirements.
- Maintain a severe service pursuit list, lead monthly progress reviews, and monitor opportunity pipelines.
- Gather market intelligence, build trust-based relationships with key partners, and act as a “Trusted Advisor” to customers.

**Who You Are**:
You actively listen and check for understanding, adjusting communication content and style to meet the needs of diverse partners. You communicate with clarity and impact, tailoring presentations to engage different audiences and secure consensus.

You anticipate customer needs and provide services that exceed expectations. You use customer insights to develop solutions and offerings, while employing influencing and negotiation skills to align partners and achieve mutually beneficial results.

You foster collaboration, creating a sense of shared ownership across the organization. You build trust and enable others to work together effectively toward common objectives.

**For This Role, You Will Need**:

- Bachelor’s degree in engineering/technical field or equivalent experience.
- Experience with severe service or industrial valves, ideally in European/global commercial roles.
- Strong technical knowledge of severe service valve design, materials, and performance.
- Proven ability to build strategic customer relationships and deliver tailored solutions.
- Proficiency in English and a local European language.
- Willingness to travel (up to 50%).
- Valid driver’s license.

**Preferred Qualifications that Set You Apart**:

- Ability to work within a complex matrix organization and collaborate across business units

**Our Culture & Commitment to You**

At Emerson, we prioritize a workplace where every employee is valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We foster an environment that encourages innovation, collaboration, and diverse perspectives—because we know that great ideas come from great teams.

Our commitment to ongoing career development and growing an inclusive culture ensures you have the support to thrive. Whether through mentorship, training, or leadership opportunities, we invest in your success so you can make a lasting impact. We believe diverse teams, working together are key to driving growth and delivering business results.

**WHY EMERSON**

**Our Commitment to Our People**

At Emerson, we are motivated by a spirit of collaboration that helps our diverse, multicultural teams across the world drive innovation that makes the world healthier, safer, smarter, and more sustainable. And we want you to join us in our bold aspiration.

We have built an engaged community of inquisitive, dedicated people who thrive knowing they are welcomed, trusted, celebrated, and empowered to solve the world’s most complex problems — for our customers, our communities, and the planet. You’ll contribute to this vital work while further developing your skills through our award-winning employee development programs. We are a proud corporate citizen in every city where we operate and are committed to our people, our communities, and the world at large. We take this responsibility seriously and strive to make a positive impact through every endeavor.

At Emerson, you’ll see firsthand that our people are at the center of everything we do. So, let’s go. Let’s think differently. Learn, collaborate, and grow. Seek opportunity. Push boundaries. Be empowered to make things better. Speed up to break through. Let’s go, together.

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**ABOUT EMERSON**

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