Pros

7 Nov

PROS Holdings, Inc. is a provider of pricing and margin optimisation software. Its software products provide customers gain insight into their pricing strategies, identify detrimental pricing practices, scientifically segment their customers and markets to optimize their pricing decision-making and improve their business processes and financial performance. Pros software products incorporate pricing science, which includes operations research, forecasting and statistics. Its software also uses data elements that are determined using pricing science and are stored in its database. It provides professional services to configure its software products. Its Pricing Solution Suite product has a single code base and a single integrated database. Its software products are also used to provide optimised price lists and goal-driven price guidance.

One of the key elements that sets PROS apart is its foundation in pricing science, a multidisciplinary field that draws from operations research, forecasting, and statistics. By applying this scientific approach, PROS equips businesses with the tools and methodologies necessary to make data-driven decisions regarding their pricing strategies. This results in pricing decisions that are not just based on intuition but are grounded in empirical evidence and rigor.

PROS' software products are designed to leverage the power of data and pricing science. They incorporate a wide range of data elements, all determined using pricing science principles, which are then stored in a structured database. This database serves as the foundation for informed pricing decisions, drawing from historical data, market trends, and customer behavior to provide valuable insights.

The company not only provides software solutions but also offers professional services to configure and implement their software products. This comprehensive approach ensures that businesses can harness the full potential of PROS' technology, tailoring it to their specific needs and objectives.

Company Location: HQ in Texas, USA
Founded: 1985
Number of Employees: 1001 - 5000
Stage: Private Equity

Oakstone & Pros

Total Hires made with Oakstone: 40+
Working with Oakstone since 2011
Managing Consultant: Tristan Heywood
Average placement time: 6 weeks
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Hires Made at Pros

Account Executive (Germany)
Director of Strategic Alliances* (UK)
Enterprise Account Manager* (France, Germany, UK)
Head of Professional Service* (UK)
Implementation Consultant* (UK, Germany)
Marketing Director (UK)
Pre Sales (UK)
Pricing and Analytics (France)
Project Lead (UK)
Project Manager* (Germany)
RVP* (Germany, France)
Sales Executive (Germany)
Senior Consultant* (Netherlands, Germany)
Senior Customer Success Manager (Germany)
Senior Sales Development Representative (Germany)
Senior Field Marketing Manager (UK)
Senior Implementation Consultant (UK)
Senior Project Manager (UK)
Senior Sales Development Representative (Germany)
Senior Solutions Consultant (Germany)
Senior Technical Consultant (Germany)
Solutions Consultant (France)
Strategic Accounts Executive (UK)
SVP of Sales (UK)
VP Europe (UK)

*Multiple hires made

“Companies work with Oakstone because they bring great value, integrity and honesty to the conversation. I’ve never found Oakstone to be afraid of saying it how it is – they give advice, guidance and insight to the market and have good quality candidates who are well coached and understand the opportunity - they are enthusiastic about coming to the initial sessions. I think it’s the full breadth and depth of professionalism across each aspect of the process that sets Oakstone apart.”

— Will Lovatt, General Manager, Pros Europe