Regional Sales Manager at Emerson Automation Solutions

Emerson is a global Technology and Engineering company providing innovative solutions for customers in industrial, commercial, and residential markets. Our Emerson Automation Solutions business helps process, hybrid, and discrete manufacturers maximize production, protect personnel and the environment while optimizing their energy and operating costs. Our Emerson Commercial and Residential Solutions business helps ensure human comfort and health, protect food quality and safety, advance energy efficiency, and create sustainable infrastructure.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Regional Sales Manager

Job Identification: 25023384
Location: Lagos
Job type: Full time (On-site)

Job Summary

• Are you an accomplished sales leader with a strong background in measurement instrumentation?
• Emerson is looking for a Sales Manager based in Lagos, Nigeria, who will be responsible for driving the sales and growth of Emerson’s Flexim clamp-on ultrasonic flow meters within Nigeria and surrounding territories.
• In this role, you will be responsible for demand creation, project pursuit, finding opportunities with customers, business development and selling Flexim Flow meters to end users/EPCs in Nigeria, Ghana and Equatorial Guinea while collaborating closely with regional and global teams to meet or exceed business objectives.

In This Role, Your Responsibilities Will Be

• Sales & Business Development: Lead sales engagements and project pursuits to meet or exceed Flexim bookings and revenue targets. Develop and implement territory growth strategies through direct sales and partner engagement. Identify and pursue key projects from conceptual to execution stages with EPCs and end users. Maintain an accurate opportunity pipeline and provide monthly Flexim sales forecasts to management.
• Customer & Partner Engagement: Build and maintain strong relationships with end users, engineering firms, and local business partners. Interpret technical specifications and recommend optimal Flexim solutions. Drive strategic account development initiatives, including technology acceptance and product approvals.
• Product Support & Application Development: Conduct site demonstrations, field trials, and product trainings to increase customer adoption. Collaborate with internal experts to support complex opportunities and address customer challenges. Identify new applications, upgrade opportunities, and product gaps for future development.
• Collaboration & Compliance: Work with proposal, CRM, and CPQ teams to ensure accurate and competitive offers. Ensure trade compliance and health & safety adherence in all business practices. Collaborate with the Global Marketing Teams and other Emerson Business Units to generate white space opportunities and drive pull-through content.

Who You Are?

• You are a highly driven and customer-focused sales professional with strong technical and interpersonal skills.
• You enjoy developing strategic relationships, solving customer challenges with tailored solutions, and leading cross-functional collaboration to close business.

For This Role, You Will Need

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Science.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in the sales of flow meters across the Oil & Gas, Power, Chemicals, and Water Industries in Nigeria, Ghana, and Equatorial Guinea.
• Proven ability to manage complex sales cycles and large project pursuits.
• Strong communication, presentation, and negotiation skills.
• Ability to travel up to 75% within Nigeria and occasionally within West Africa.

Preferred Qualifications That Set You Apart:

• Solid understanding of various ultrasonic flow measurement technologies
• Experience in managing or working with cross-border sales teams
• Demonstrated success in technical solution selling in a matrix organization
• Strategic account development and partner management experience.

Application Closing Date
Not Specified.