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Kim Tonry is a seasoned sales professional with extensive experience in retail, product management, and marketing. She has held various roles at Best Buy, BDS Marketing, and PROCAM Photo ¼ Video Gear, where she has developed strong skills in sales, customer service, and team leadership. Kim has also worked as a photographer for several newspapers and camera stores, honing her skills in photography and visual storytelling.

Experience

  • PROCAM Photo & Video Gear
    • Aurora, Illinois, United States
    • Sales
      • Aug 2022 - Present
      • Aurora, Illinois, United States

    • United States
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Digital Imaging - Canon Expert
      • Feb 2019 - Aug 2022

    • Digital Imaging Team Lead
      • Apr 2016 - Aug 2022

    • Camera Experience Sales - Canon Expert
      • Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

    • United States
    • Advertising Services
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Market Development Manager - Toshiba
      • Sep 2013 - Jun 2015

      Responsible for representing Toshiba storage products, laptop computers, and tablets at 100-plus retail locations in the Chicago and St. Louis markets to drive sales, ensure the product is being represented correctly, develop and maintain good relationships with the stores, and provide ongoing training to store associates in formal and informal environments. Also responsible for coordinating and executing promotional and special events, in assigned market.

    • Assisted Sales Representative
      • 2010 - Sep 2013

      Assisted sales efforts on Toshiba, Jawbone and Canon products in major Chicago region Best Buy and Micro Center locations.

    • Purchasing Manager
      • 1991 - Jan 2010

      Responsible for negotiations and placement of orders for $9,000,000.00 average annual merchandise purchases.Created and maintained systems for redemption of manufacturer instant rebate and price protection programs. Coordinated system with Accounting Department to ensure timely and complete reimbursement was received.Coordinated use of eBay sales department to reduce inventory of discontinued items. Identified and gathered recently and about to be obsolete items to maximize return on investment.Consolidated 3 person department down to one buyer.

    • Editor - 'MGB Driver' magazine
      • 1997 - 2004

    • Purchasing Manager
      • 1986 - 1992

      Responsible for purchasing all merchandise for the 22 store chain with an annual budget of $15 million. Handled all negotiation with vendors and assisted the General Manager in store administration. Also managed the central warehouse overseeing all receiving and distribution.

    • Photographer
      • 1982 - 1988

    • Photographer
      • 1984 - 1987

      Staff photographer at the nation’s oldest community newspaper, covering the southeastern section of the City of Chicago and adjoining south suburbs.

    • Sales
      • 1979 - 1984

    • Photographer
      • 1975 - 1977

    • Sales
      • 1972 - 1977

Education

  • 1974 - 1979
    Rochester Institute of Technology
    BS, Professional Photography
  • 1971 - 1974
    Elyria HS

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