Oliver Tuffney Email & Phone Number

London, United Kingdom

At Emerse, we help businesses grow sales fast and predictably. As Engagement Director, I convert sales problems into programmed solutions and oversee their delivery by our Certified Coaches. I have orchestrated successful sales growth programmes across verticals such as tech, construction, manufacturing, hospitality, retail & legal.

London, United Kingdom

Toastmastes is a global network of public speaking and leadership groups. As the VP Membership for Grosvenor Square Speakers, my role was to ensure the consistent growth of the membership base. During my term, membership increased by 44%.

Slough, United Kingdom

Slough, United Kingdom

Slough, United Kingdom

Slough, United Kingdom

Kenya

• For 10 weeks I was volunteering in Kenya on a business programme. I worked with 9 local business owners helping them expand and grow their businesses before pitching for investment. Core achievements include:
• Devising and aiding in the implementation of 9 separate business strategies.
• Working with entrepreneurs across multiple business sectors including clothing, beauty, snacks and mobile repair.
• Tailoring my business knowledge and skills to the Kenyan marketplace.
• 75% of businesses worked with successfully attaining an investment.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Based in Manchester, I worked in the industry leading social work recruitment company, Liquid Personnel as a trainee recruitment consultant. Core achievements include:
• Developing my ability to quickly establish relationships with prospective candidates and clients.
• Completing the companies intensive sales training programme.
• Building resilience in establishing a network through candidate and client calling.

Chengdu, Sichuan, China

• An 8 week marketing internship in the booming city of Chengdu, China, provided me with an acute understanding of Chinese business in the world’s ever globalising marketplace. Core achievements include:
• Studying and understanding how business and marketing are conducted in China.
• Personally securing ClickNetherfield a finalist position in the UK – China British Chamber of Commerce Awards in the GREAT British Product category. This was achieved by researching and presenting a 2500 word report.
• Developing basic Chinese language skills.
• Becoming adept in marketing products in a B2B industry.

London, United Kingdom

• Guerillascope provided me with the first office based marketing experience where I was able to soak up all the information about TV advertising, planning and buying. Core achievements include:
• Attaining a hands on insight into each of the core departments of the TV advertising agency such as the liaising between clients and sales houses and formulating the strategies for the clients.
• Becoming competent with Excel and data input.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• At the John Lewis Contact Centre I was the first point of contact for all customer and partner queries regarding all of the John Lewis stores in the UK. Core achievements include:
• Confidently and professionally handling discomforted customers
• Being trained in customer care to the highest standard by a company renowned in the industry for quality of service
• Nurturing my ability to up-sell and cross-sell to customers

Manchester, United Kingdom

• Taking to the position of Managing Director for the second time in a Young Enterprise Company, I lead a small team in building a health and well being boot camp for females in MMU to become a successful business. Core.
• Won 'MMU Young Enterprise Student of the Year'
• Won the prestigious 'Green Award' for my efforts from what is the 'Greenest University in the UK'
• Leading the company to the regional finals

Manchester, United Kingdom

• I am the first brand manager to be selected from MMU by Teach First to represent their brand and to develop and implement an on campus marketing strategy to increase graduate applications for the organisation. Core.
• Winning the ‘Highest Achieving Team’ award
• Personally won the 'Teach First Excellence Award'
• Increased opened graduate applications by over 100% as a result of the campaign
• Organising and marketing multiple high profile events
• Developing and sustaining networks with key influencers throughout the university

Manchester, United Kingdom

• The Empty Shop Project was an innovative fashion and charity project to create awareness of homelessness in Manchester and encouraging the public to donate their pre-loved clothes to the project. Core achievements.
• Being a part of the first project of its kind to enter the UK.
• Raising over two tonnes worth of clothes in donations.
• Helping develop and implement the marketing strategy.
• Personally, I was primarily focusing on the marketing to students by liaising with notable fashion and events lecturers from MMU.

Manchester, United Kingdom

• My role was to implement the social media marketing strategy on behalf of the clothing brand Superdry, targeting students in Manchester. The campaign was for an in-store event. Core achievements include:
• Overachieving on all set social media targets
• Creatively engaging students with the brand
• The Superdry store overachieving on all set targets

• Oxjam Manchester was a previously failing festival which I was entrusted with to lead a team of marketers to re-brand and create a high visibility campaign for. It was a two day, 11 venue event organised entirely by.
• Personally fundraising £190 by a sponsored 10km run to extend the marketing budget.
• Organising and filming a 70 person flash mob dance in Piccadilly Gardens during Freshers Week and releasing the footage via social media.
• Raising over £6500 and becoming the highest raising new Oxjam team in the UK.
• Chairing regular meetings with the marketing team.
• Oxjam Manchester becoming 4 out of 6 of the top results on Google when Oxjam is typed in.

Scunthorpe

• During college I became the Managing Director of a Young Enterprise Company. The business commissioned 100 giant sized mugs with our own designs on which we then sold via trade fairs, at college and at local business.
• Learning business and managerial duties from a young age, including how to motivate a team, time management and self discipline.
• Attaining a £300 initial investment from a local business
• Winning the 'Best Salesman Award'
• Finishing the year with a healthy profit