Steve Kaye

WORK HISTORY

EDUCATION

SKILLS

ABOUT STEVE KAYE

My career has been 32 years with HiB Ltd, a company that designs and distributes bathroom products to the UK retail trade. I started as the first sales representative in 1992, when the company was no more than 6 months old and selling a few thousand pounds worth of mirrors per year. I worked in the north of the country and established the company, opened many accounts. We started to grow, and I was integral helping to decide which additional products should be added to our product portfolio; and as a result, we added cabinets, accessories and later lighting, ventilation, and furniture.• Wide experience of Business Development with a proven track record• Ability to Problem Solve and find the right solution.• A particularly good selector of people and mentor.• Working knowledge of Microsoft 365.• Good communicator.• Travelled extensively worldwide for business.• Knowledge of brochure design and print process. Experience with press pass sign off and print specifications.• Purchasing – Introduced Easystock system to HiB. From researching the market, through to negotiations and implementation of the system. Created huge time and cost benefits to the company. • Quality Assurance – Thorough understanding of manufacturing Quality Systems and quality control methods. This linked seamlessly into my role as Head of New Product Development. • E- Commerce – Introduced a full-service E-Commerce website to the company in 2024, using Peracto. A Retailer Portal followed this, for placing orders. • Business Development- Introduced new product categories to HiB. From concept, through to product design and selection, though to marketing and sales introduction. • Branding- Worked with both external and internal teams to create the HiB rebrand in 2016. Full understanding of branding and how important this is to the success of a company. • Event Planning – Designed and planned all HiB exhibition stands at the Interbuild, KBB and ISH exhibitions.