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Sarah Bentounes

Brand Marketing & Consumer Insights · Product / Brand Manager · FMCG

Three FMCG marketing roles at Mondelez (Côte d'Or), Bel and Dr. Beckmann: retail panel analysis, consumer testing, packaging and range extensions. I'm now looking for a product or brand manager role in consumer goods.

Experience

Côte d'Or · Mondelez International · Internship · 6 months · Paris

  • Monthly brand performance reviews and competitive monitoring using Nielsen and IRI panels, to spot growth opportunities across the Côte d'Or portfolio.
  • Managed packaging and range-extension projects, coordinating French and Belgian teams to keep deadlines on track.
  • Coordinated consumer tests (concept testing) and analysed insights to guide new product development.
  • Contributed to digital activation (online campaigns) and point-of-sale communication.
  • Created visual pre-briefs with generative AI (ChatGPT, Gemini, Imagen / Nano Banana) for creative agencies, speeding up approvals.

Assistant Brand Manager

Jan 2024 – Jun 2024

Dr. Beckmann · Dr. Beckmann Group · Internship · 6 months · Bordeaux

  • Tracked brand and category performance with Nielsen panels and shared actionable insights with the marketing team to support sales strategy.
  • Ran category studies to identify activation levers and growth opportunities.
  • Contributed to product concepts and packaging development, from ideation to testing.
  • Built sales enablement tools for field teams - sales arguments, product sheets, sales presentations.
  • Managed digital projects, including a website redesign and a TikTok campaign (TTCX).
  • Led the development of an automated inventory management tool.
  • Online and offline brand activations, in-store display (MEA) concepts, and support in creating a new brand.

Groupe Bel · Internship · 6 months · Paris

  • Weekly KPI analysis of Bel's brand portfolio using IRI and Kantar panels, supporting data-driven decisions.
  • Managed relationships with research agencies (IRI, Kantar, Mintel, IPSOS) - briefs, deliverable approval, quality control.
  • Designed and ran ad hoc studies - concept tests, positioning studies, trend analyses, weather-impact assessments.
  • Ran ad hoc studies and tracked scorecards.
  • Built and maintained brand dashboards to monitor performance and flag strategic risks, supporting repositioning and innovation roadmaps.

Marketing Research Consultant

Oct 2021 – Jul 2023

Fiverr · Freelance · Remote · international

  • More than 70 market research projects in 20 countries across many sectors - FMCG, transport, agriculture, import/export, real estate, fintech, tourism.
  • Recruited and managed research teams and contractors for quantitative (surveys, data analysis), qualitative (interviews, focus groups) and desk research (competitive monitoring, benchmarking).
  • Notable assignments: expansion study for Sendy (logistics) in South Africa, Tanzania and Egypt, managing the research team.
  • Level 2 seller on Fiverr, rated 5/5, international clients from 20 countries.
  • Built a loyal client base with recurring orders.

Algerian Food Bank · Association SIDRA · Non-profit · Algiers, Algeria

  • Designed and delivered training for more than 150 participants on communication issues and tools, adapted to each level.
  • Supported more than 100 volunteers - mentoring, follow-up and skills development.
  • Created training materials with learning objectives, tracking indicators and assessment methods.
  • Led 15 projects from idea to evaluation - team coordination, objectives and results tracking.
  • Designed and implemented the communication strategy of the association and its projects.
  • Led the communication team and coordinated actions with NGOs and institutions (ministries, embassies, international companies).
  • Created and updated website (WordPress) and social media content; followed up partnerships.
  • Coordinated projects, including the Algerian Food Bank (2020–2022).

Earlier experience

  • Digital Communication & PR Assistant · All In Ad Lab · 2020
  • Communications Officer · Sharek Program · 2021
  • Team Manager · Keyna · 2018
  • Digital Project / Internal Communication Assistant · Yassir · 2018

Projects

  • Nutri-Score thesis · 2026 A qualitative study with 13 parents. Everyone knows the Nutri-Score, yet it carries little weight at the moment of choice. Five competing forces explain why.
  • Côte d'Or · range extension · 2025 Managing packaging and range-extension projects for Côte d'Or confectionery with French and Belgian teams.
  • ENSM thesis · influencers · 2020 A quantitative study of 358 internet users, analysed in SPSS. Content, attachment and information search each have a positive effect on purchase decisions.
  • Côte d'Or · AI pre-briefs · 2025 Using generative AI to show creative agencies a visual direction from the brief stage, and speed up approvals.
  • Webradio study · Maghreb · 2021 A survey of 838 young people in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia to inform a webradio launch. YouTube dominates, social media drives discovery, radio carries little weight.