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Jack Pringle

Auckland,New Zealand

Summary

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Commercially focused Key Account Manager with a strong track record of growing large national client accounts through long-term partnerships, multisite retail programmes, and strategic account development. I bring a blend of account ownership, commercial negotiation, and complex project delivery experience, working closely with senior stakeholders and cross-functional teams to drive sustainable growth.

With a background in industrial design, I am able to translate complex client objectives into practical, scalable solutions that align commercial outcomes with real-world execution. My experience spans pricing strategy, forecasting, programme delivery, and stakeholder management, allowing me to maintain continuity of relationships while ensuring projects are delivered accurately and on time. I take a structured, customer-focused approach to account management, with a strong emphasis on trust, accountability, and long-term value creation.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Key Account Manager

GDM Group
01.2025 - Current

Manage and grow GDM Group’s largest national client accounts through long-term partnership development, multi-site programme delivery, and strategic account planning.

  • Own commercial responsibility for three major multisite clients, acting as the primary point of contact and senior commercial lead across pricing, forecasting, negotiation, and account strategy.
  • Lead the expansion of initial projects into ongoing, multi-phase national programmes, driving repeat capital investment and long-term revenue growth.
  • Coordinate complex retail rollouts across up to 60 sites per programme, ensuring alignment between client objectives and internal delivery capability.
  • Partner closely with internal design, engineering, production, and logistics teams to deliver scalable, commercially viable solutions.
  • Maintain senior stakeholder relationships, providing continuity of account knowledge and proactive issue resolution across the full project lifecycle.
  • Support account planning and pipeline visibility to inform production scheduling and business planning.

Store Innovation Design Manager

Mitre 10
01.2022 - 01.2025
  • Led a multidisciplinary design team of five, responsible for delivering the Mitre 10 Store of the Future proof-of-concept, new store openings and subsequent rollout planning.
  • Recruited, onboarded, and developed team members, establishing clear performance expectations and development pathways.
  • Conducted regular performance reviews, coaching, and capability development to align individual performance with business objectives.
  • Managed organisational change, including team restructuring, in a fair, compliant, and professional manner.
  • Delivered complex, multi-stakeholder projects that informed network-wide standards and drove commercial outcomes.

Industrial Designer

Brand Developers Ltd
01.2019 - 01.2022
  • Delivered commercially focused product design projects from concept through to manufacture.
  • Collaborated with sales, marketing, and international manufacturing partners to align design outcomes with commercial goals.

Commercial Sales Representative

Tim Webber Design
01.2017 - 01.2019
  • Built and managed relationships with architects, interior designers, and commercial clients.
  • Supported specification, tender submissions, and project-based sales within the commercial design sector.
  • Developed strong consultative selling skills, aligning products with client design and performance requirements.
  • Worked closely with internal teams to support project delivery and client satisfaction.

Real Estate Sales Consultant

Bayleys Real Estate Takapuna
01.2012 - 01.2014
  • Operated as a self-employed sales professional managing personal brand, prospecting, and sales pipeline.
  • Achieved advertising revenue, prospecting, and property sales targets in a highly competitive Auckland market.

Car Sales Consultant

West City Holden & Kia
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Sold new and used vehicles, working to challenging monthly and quarterly sales targets.
  • Supported brand growth and customer experience initiatives.

Education

Bachelor of Industrial Design -

Auckland University of Technology
Auckland, New Zealand
01.2017

Certificate in Visual Arts & Design -

Unitec
Auckland, NZ

NCEA Level 3 -

Long Bay College

Skills

  • Strategic Account Management
  • Business Development
  • Revenue Growth
  • Sales & Negotiation
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Commercial Strategy
  • People Leadership

References

Available upon request

Timeline

Key Account Manager

GDM Group
01.2025 - Current

Store Innovation Design Manager

Mitre 10
01.2022 - 01.2025

Industrial Designer

Brand Developers Ltd
01.2019 - 01.2022

Commercial Sales Representative

Tim Webber Design
01.2017 - 01.2019

Real Estate Sales Consultant

Bayleys Real Estate Takapuna
01.2012 - 01.2014

Car Sales Consultant

West City Holden & Kia
01.2011 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Industrial Design -

Auckland University of Technology

Certificate in Visual Arts & Design -

Unitec

NCEA Level 3 -

Long Bay College
Jack Pringle