Aude – Senior Brand Manager Spain

I started my career at Sara Lee in France, after finishing business school. My first role was assistant brand manager on the insecticides business. Then I moved to the French Sanex team in a brand manager role in the bath & shower and deodorant businesses. I worked for four years in the French local marketing team, before joining the Sanex global team in Barcelona. Currently I am senior brand manager in the deodorant business.

I decided to join Sara Lee for two reasons: because it is an international company that offers great career opportunities abroad and because its brand portfolio is very robust and diversified. It is easy to move from one category to another, which leads to a rich learning process, and an exciting career path.

I love the international environment of the company; every day we are in contact with almost all the nationalities in Europe. Also, I like my job as a brand manager because every day is different. I am involved in many different projects and tasks, working with many different entities: advertising agencies, finance departments, trades, suppliers, etc. This leads to a well-rounded professional life, with many skills to develop, and many new things to learn.

At Sara Lee, as an employee you are responsible for your own career choices; there is no “standard path” that has to be followed. Each employee is free to propose internally the next career step, and if possible, the company will support you.

When recommending Sara Lee to my friends, I always stress that the company has a culture of openness and involvement, where each employee can speak freely and share their views and opinions about the projects they work on, regardless of their rank in the company. This is is very motivating and exciting.