It always starts
with the best professional

Executive search & Interim Management in Commercial Excellence

We find the best Commercial Excellence professional who will increase the profitability of your organization without losing sight of quality. Through customization and expert advice, we quickly find the best person who suits your needs. This is our promise, that is what we do.

No doubt that you can also recruit yourself. However does a CV selection via an advertisement deliver you the right and above all the best professional in the market?

We have a large specialized and growing network of over 3000 Commercial Excellence professionals in Europe. Therefore we can also approach candidates who are not actively looking. No advertisement can compete with this network. We are located in Amsterdam, but active throughout Europe.

Our services consist of Executive search and the offering of interim management solutions within the domain of Commercial Excellence. The combination of data and the commercial process are key. Positions from Pricing specialist to Chief Commercial Officer.

Our core values

Customization  Expertise

Personal attention

We deliver results by:

Customization: we find the right candidate and we look beyond the cv. We look at the type of industry, the phase in which pricing is situated in an organization, the degree of change management and stakeholder management. These strongly determine the type of candidate. That is why every assignment is a separate and unique process for us.

Expertise: more than 20 years of experience in recruitment combined with extensive knowledge of the Commercial Excellence market in Europe. We have now spoken to more than 500 professionals in Europe and a database with over 3000 professionals. We know the market, what is going on and which candidates are not actively looking, but are open to a new challenge.

Personal attention: matching requires human skills. Not the aggressive and short-term thinking that is increasingly happening via LinkedIn. But adding value by establishing a long-term relationship with a candidate and a client. We really know our candidates whom we propose. In addition, we would like to know you as that offers the best results in the long term.

As a passionate specialist, we switch quickly and are flexible throughout the entire process. We stand for personal attention, customization and giving substantive advice. We approach each assignment as a unique collaboration. Our drive is to find the best professional with the right background, competences and motivations for your organization. The result is what counts.

Our specialty

Finding the best

Commercial Excellence Professionals

Commercial Excellence has interfaces with many departments within organizations. Depending on how Pricing or Revenue growth is viewed within an organization, the role is fulfilled differently. Which product or service has value for the customer and what is the “willingness to pay”?

Jobs in the field of Commercial Excellence have a diversity of names within different industries and also differ between organizations. For us, Commercial Excellence is the combination of “science” and “art”. Change management and stakeholder management are essential elements in this profession.

Are you unsure whether your vacancy or position falls within our specialty? Feel free to contact us so you can experience our distinctive way of working.

‘search for connection for
the perfect match’

The best professional is more than just a good CV.

My passion for recruitment and enthusiasm for Pricing comes together with Pricing Professionals. Executive search, with a focus on personal attention, customization and substantive knowledge of Commercial Excellence. The person behind the cv forms the basis of the search for me and not the cv itself.
We help candidates with their next step and let companies grow through the right staffing. That is our motivation. We are the sparring partner for candidates and companies when it comes to Commercial Excellence positions.
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Having known Pieter in the past and gaining a positive impression, in 2022 in my position as Group Director Pricing at Hager Group, I asked his support to find a new Country Pricing Manager to cover The Netherlands….and where Pieter found just the right Pricing Manager for the team.

My experience working with Pieter as a recruiter / head-hunter is that his style and approach is different from most. His personal and professional touch stands out of the market. He really knows the Pricing / Revenue Growth business and is active in the domain of Commercial Excellence (also marketing / sales). Not only just searching for a candidate, but finding the best candidate is his goal.

We are still in contact after the New Pricing Manager has started, so aftersales is also an important part of his services. I highly recommend Pieter when you want to expand your team or want to orientate for a new position.

Steve LindholmGroup Pricing Director at Hager Group
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For our Head of Pricing search Pieter delivered a fantastic pool of candidates: different seniorities, different nationalities, different genders. Exactly the diverse pool we requested. Was impressed he met the difficult target we gave him. Great candidates! Great job!

Monica MauriChief HR Officer and Member of the Board ERIKS
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We are very satisfied with the collaboration with Pricing Professionals. Our requirements and wishes were quickly and properly interpreted by Pieter and were quickly translated into a selection of relevant candidates. His goal of proposing three candidates and that one of the three candidates is actually the right candidate has more than been achieved. In fact, we finally saw four candidates through Pricing Professionals, two of whom we hired. To have a choice of several strong candidates in the current market is pure luxury!

Mark BertensDirector Pricing, Strategy & Optimization Stolt Tanks Containers
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I found my current job through Pieter and can highly recommend him. He really invests in getting to know potential candidates, and makes sure to stay in touch every once in a while to see if anything has changed from the candidate's side and to give an update from his side. Because he invests in getting a good view of your personality, competencies, goals and ambitions, he only reaches out for vacancies that indeed could be a very good fit, which is a big difference from some other recruitment agencies. The contact throughout the (interview) process was good and useful and after I started my new job Pieter got in touch a few times to check how everything was going. I am very happy with how the process went and would definitely recommend working with Pricing Professionals.

Marieke van der WiltHead of Pitching & Pricing at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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My first introduction with Pieter van der Houwen from Pricing Professionals was via LinkedIn. We had a call about the services of Pricing Professionals and about Pricing and Revenue Growth management in general. At that time there was no further need for his services. Six months later I was looking for an interim pricing professional for my team with experience in the packaging industry at short notice. Pieter could straight away deliver the right (interim) candidate. I’m very satisfied about how the whole process went and his way of communicating during the project in Corona time. I will definitely recommend Pieter if you are looking for the right interim pricing professional.

Gundars MednisGlobal Pricing and Analytics Director Greif Beheer B.V.
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I got to know Pieter van der Houwen as an easy going and knowledgeable recruiter in the pricing domain. He has got an extensive network and a clear view about the developments in the pricing area. Via Pricing Professionals I started at Rituals in the position of International Pricing Manager. A job that perfectly matched my wishes for my next step.

Joris van der ZijdeInternational Pricing Manager
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I highly recommend Pieter as executive search consultant for pricing roles.

As a candidate looking for a new challenge, Pieter guided me into my new role in a time period of less than 2 weeks. Pieter is able to ensure there is a great fit between what the candidate is looking for and what the company has to offer. Through his thorough knowledge of the pricing function, his interest in the motivations of the people involved and timely follow-up he establishes trust. Great professional!

Robert RichiePricing Manager
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Pricing Professional was a new agency for me, but really a specialist in the field of pricing. During the recruitment process I experienced Pieter as someone who is very committed and driven to find the right professional for our organization. He was able to think along with the strategic vision of the office in the field of 'pricing' and asked the right, critical questions, which helped us to find the right person for the position. Even when we slightly modified the profile during this process, we immediately switched and experienced Pieter as someone who knows what he is talking about when it comes to Pricing and. We have experienced his way of communicating as very pleasant and knowledgeable. Driven and result-oriented without being on top of it because this process was a search for us for the right pricing profile. The end result is that we quickly hired a good candidate who will further develop pricing in the legal profession. We heartily recommend Pieter.

Pieter KarsHR Business Partner De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
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I met Pieter when I was looking for a new position within pricing and revenue management. His 'claim' about the approach of Pricing Professionals - personal, customized, professional - is almost universal in recruitment. In practice, however, that is how I experienced it. The pleasant, informal and open conversation at their office in Amsterdam gave me a clear picture of the organization, the position and to what extent this corresponds to my experience and wishes. I have experienced the frequent contact, before and after the application, before the first working day and also afterwards, as a useful, expert and fine 'guidance'. But for me as a candidate the biggest plus point: Pieter has a very good idea of pricing and revenue management. This prevents many 'unnecessary' job interviews, where I, as a candidate, have to explain what exactly pricing means. At the first interview there was already a good match between the position, the organization and me as a candidate. And that is rare in the relatively unknown field of pricing and revenue management.

Dirk TomesenPricing Manager
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I work with Pieter for about a year now for interim roles.
Being a specialized agency in pricing and commercial excellence, Pieter has built a solid understanding of skills required in such roles and knows who is on the market currently as price professionals.
Whether you are a family company or an international corporation, you can rely on Pieter to advise on the best profile for your recruitment needs of specialists in margin & revenue management.

Caroline LartigolleFreelancer / FitForProfit
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