Global Pricing Director - Specialty Ingredients (B2B)

Corbion; Gorinchem; On-site; EUR 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Corbion, a leader in sustainable ingredients, seeks a Global Pricing Director to steer worldwide pricing strategy and governance. You will partner with regional teams, finance, procurement, and product management to drive value creation and profitable growth.

In this high-visibility role, you will build and lead a global pricing organization, shape pricing models, and advance capabilities in SAP, Salesforce, and related tools, while maintaining customer value and commercial excellence across

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading pricing or revenue-management teams.
• Strong understanding of value- and cost-based pricing.
• Experience in complex B2B environments, preferably chemicals or industrial products.
• Strong analytical mindset with data-driven decision making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and drive cross-functional change.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the global pricing process from pricing strategy and price setting to execution and performance monitoring.
• Act as the global process owner for pricing, ensuring effective governance, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a global team of pricing professionals, providing direction, coaching, and capability building to create a high-performing pricing organization.
• Build a strong pricing function that combines commercial insight, analytical rigor, and business partnership.
• Partner with business area leaders to develop pricing strategies that support growth, profitability, and customer value creation.
• Lead the ongoing development and optimization of pricing capabilities within SAP, Salesforce, and related tools and models.
• Monitor pricing performance, market dynamics, cost developments, and commercial execution to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive pricing transformation initiatives and embed best practices across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to commercial leaders, finance, procurement, product management, and regional sales teams.
• Build strong cross-functional alignment and influence decision-making at senior leadership level.
• Establish yourself as the recognized expert and go-to leader for pricing across Corbion, driving the adoption of pricing excellence throughout the organization.

Skills

Leadership

Pricing strategy

Commercial analytics

Stakeholder management

SAP

Salesforce

BI tools

Pricing tools

CRM

Price realization

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

BI environments

Job description

At Corbion, we exist to champion preservation in all its forms, preserving food and food production, health, and our planet.

Introduction

Pricing plays a critical role in driving Corbion’s profitable growth, creating customer value, and further strengthening our market position.

We are looking for a Global Pricing Director to lead our global pricing function and further strengthen pricing as a strategic driver of growth, value creation, and commercial excellence.

This is a highly visible role that combines commercial strategy, analytics, stakeholder leadership, and process ownership. You will lead Corbion's global pricing team while partnering closely with business leaders, regional commercial teams, finance, procurement, and product management to shape pricing strategy, enhance commercial effectiveness, and drive profitable growth.

Key Responsibilities

• Own and lead the global pricing process, from pricing strategy and price setting to execution and performance monitoring.
• Act as the global process owner for pricing, ensuring effective governance, consistency, and continuous improvement.
• Lead and develop a global team of pricing professionals, providing direction, coaching, and capability building to create a high-performing pricing organization.
• Build a strong pricing function that combines commercial insight, analytical rigor, and business partnership.
• Partner with business area leaders to develop pricing strategies that support growth, profitability, and customer value creation.
• Lead the ongoing development and optimization of pricing capabilities within SAP, Salesforce, and related tools and models.
• Monitor pricing performance, market dynamics, cost developments, and commercial execution to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Drive pricing transformation initiatives and embed best practices across the organization.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to commercial leaders, finance, procurement, product management, and regional sales teams.
• Build strong cross-functional alignment and influence decision-making at senior leadership level.
• Establish yourself as the recognized expert and go-to leader for pricing across Corbion, driving the adoption of pricing excellence throughout the organization.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven experience leading and developing teams in pricing, commercial finance, revenue management, product management, strategic marketing, or a related commercial discipline.
• Strong understanding of both value-based and cost-based pricing approaches.
• Experience working in complex B2B environments, preferably within specialty ingredients, chemicals, industrial products, or related sectors.
• Strong commercial acumen combined with analytical rigor and data‑driven decision making.
• Strong expertise in end‑to‑end pricing processes, pricing models, price realization, governance, CRM, pricing tools, and BI environments.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive change across functions and regions.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and storytelling skills.
• A collaborative leadership style with the ability to inspire teams, build credibility quickly, and drive execution through others.
• A hands‑on, proactive mindset with the ability to balance strategic thinking and operational delivery.

Why join Corbion?

This is an opportunity to shape a critical global capability, influence strategic business decisions, and work alongside senior commercial leaders to create measurable business impact. You will lead and develop a global team of pricing professionals, helping to build talent, strengthen capabilities, and foster a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement. For ambitious leaders who enjoy combining commercial strategy, people leadership, analytics, and organizational influence, this role offers a unique platform to make a lasting difference.

About Corbion

Corbion is a sustainable ingredients company dedicated to preserving what matters, including food and food production, health, and the planet. We specialize in lactic acid, lactic acid derivatives, food preservation solutions, functional blends, and algae ingredients, using our deep application and product knowledge to propel nature’s ingenuity through science. With more than a century of experience, we continue working side‑by‑side with our customers to make our cutting‑edge technologies work for them. Leveraging our advanced capabilities in fermentation and preservation technology, we help customers differentiate their products in diverse markets ranging from food and animal nutrition to home & personal care, pharmaceuticals, electronics, medical devices, and bioplastics. In 2025, Corbion generated annual sales of €1,267.4 million and had a workforce of 2,408 FTE. For more information: www.corbion.com

Corbion is an equal opportunity employer and committed to a diverse workplace. All applicants will be considered equally.