Steve Keetley
Grimsby
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive expertise in business development, customer service, and client solutions. Proven track record in marketing solutions and NHS sales, demonstrating strong negotiating skills and financial control. Adept at budgeting, territory management, and delivering management courses. Experienced in sales negotiating and training the trainer programmes. Committed to driving growth and achieving excellence in all endeavours.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work history
TRUSTED ASESSOR
THERAPOSTURE LTD
10.2014 - 02.2025
- Company Overview: Suppliers of adjustable rotating beds, reclining chairs and paediatric cots for adults and children living with disabilities
- Specialist knowledge of seating and bespoke sleep solutions, increased market share in 2 of the 4 territories for the company
- Control of own diary, appointments and relationships with healthcare professionals
- Successfully won and retained an NHS contract for specialist cots in Lincolnshire
- Good working knowledge of NHS ordering, compliance, and delivery procedure
- Working knowledge of detailed ordering process and CRM system
- Suppliers of adjustable rotating beds, reclining chairs and paediatric cots for adults and children living with disabilities
- Specialist knowledge of seating and bespoke sleep solutions, increased market share in 2 of the 4 territories for the company
SALES MANAGER
KINGSTON CAMPERS
03.2011 - 10.2014
- Company Overview: Dealing with all aspects of VW bespoke campervan conversions, from buying vehicles, designing customer requirements to organising conversions, buying all parts, delivering and fully demonstrating vehicles with an average order value of £35000
- Full control of marketing budget, including and organising attending and selling at 38 Sales exhibitions in the UK per year
- Sold personally 90 units
- Designed and sold new model into the market
- Dealing with all aspects of VW bespoke campervan conversions, from buying vehicles, designing customer requirements to organising conversions, buying all parts, delivering and fully demonstrating vehicles with an average order value of £35000
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
PHOENIX UPHOLSTERY
04.2010 - 12.2012
- Company Overview: Responsible for the conception and delivery of a new business opportunity for an established furniture manufacturer, given complete control to establish a customer base within the mobility market selling handmade specialist mobility furniture
- Reporting direct to the board of directors
- Complete control and implementation of database, marketing, initial budgeting and pricing and customer retention
- Responsible for the conception and delivery of a new business opportunity for an established furniture manufacturer, given complete control to establish a customer base within the mobility market selling handmade specialist mobility furniture
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
SUNRISE MEDICAL LTD
01.2003 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Initial contract was to build and strengthen an existing territory in the North east of England
- Within 6 months was assigned to a European marketing and product development team to re-establish and re introduce scooters to the UK market after four year abstinence for the company
- On the promotion of the senior sales manager to sales Director, the position of product development manager and team leader for an experienced 6 man sales team was attached to the sales territory of which I controlled
- Sales team achieves £13million pounds of new business within the first trading year
- During the six years employment I was successful in becoming sales manager of the year on 3 occasions achieving over 120% of sales, this was against a combined 18 strong UK sales force
- Assisted the sales director in budgeting, targeting and marketing for the UK sales force
- Initial contract was to build and strengthen an existing territory in the North east of England
SALES MANAGER
EURO MOTORHOMES
12.1999 - 01.2003
AREA MANAGER
ABBBEY HEALTH
10.1996 - 12.1999
SALES MANAGER
ACORN MEDICAL
06.1993 - 10.1996
Education
ST MARYS COMPREHENSIVE
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire 09.1976 - 05.1980
GRIMSBY COLLEGE
Grimsby, North East Lincolnshire 10.1982 - 04.1983
Skills
- Business Development
- Customer Service
- Client Solutions
- Marketing Solutions
- NHS sales
- Negotiating
- Management Courses
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality assurance
- Report writing
- Sales negotiating
- Territory management
- Train the trainer
- Assessment planning
- Training delivery
FAMILY
- MARRIED
- 2 DAUGHTERS
- 1 GRANDAUGHTER
- 2 CATS
- 1 VERY OLD VINTAGE SCOOTER
Timeline
TRUSTED ASESSOR
THERAPOSTURE LTD
10.2014 - 02.2025
SALES MANAGER
KINGSTON CAMPERS
03.2011 - 10.2014
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
PHOENIX UPHOLSTERY
04.2010 - 12.2012
PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT MANAGER
SUNRISE MEDICAL LTD
01.2003 - 01.2010
SALES MANAGER
EURO MOTORHOMES
12.1999 - 01.2003
AREA MANAGER
ABBBEY HEALTH
10.1996 - 12.1999
SALES MANAGER
ACORN MEDICAL
06.1993 - 10.1996
GRIMSBY COLLEGE
10.1982 - 04.1983
ST MARYS COMPREHENSIVE
09.1976 - 05.1980
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