Business Spanish Podcast: Interview with Sandra: Coca-Cola Mexico Executive and Entrepreneur, Part 1

In this episode of Business Spanish, we speak one-on-one with a former information systems executive of Coca Cola Mexico. In this interview, Sandra recounts her path of professional development and shares how her team was key to the digital transformation of a corporate giant in the Mexico City metro area. During the interview, we pause to translate parts of Sandra's interview and review Spanish business terms she uses.

Note: At 6:58 the term should be pronounced "planta motores"

Vocabulary and Terms in this Episode (note: nouns are displayed with definite articles)

To develop: desarrollar

To achieve: lograr

Achievement: el logro

Management assistant: el/la asistente de dirección/gerencia

Work (adjective): laboral Eg. día laboral “work day”, fuerza laboral “workforce”

Career, superior studies, college major: la carrera

Computing center coordinator: el/la coordinador(a) de centro de cómputo

Project leader: líder de proyectos

Company: la empresa, la compañía

World-class: de clase mundial

Website: la página web, el sitio web

Job position: el puesto, el cargo

Trainer: el/la capacitador(a)

Information systems: los sistemas de computación

Management and leadership team: el equipo directivo y gerencial

To appoint/promote to a position: postular

Human resources: los recursos humanos

Finance: las finanzas

Accounting: la contabilidad

Legal department: el área legal

Higher-ranking position: el puesto de mayor rango

Key accounts: las cuentas claves

Chain: la cadena

Invoice, bill: la factura

Invoicing: la facturación

Mexican Government Treasury Department: Hacienda

Fiscal, dealing with taxes (adjective): fiscal

Taxes: los impuestos

Digital stamp/certificate: el sello digital

File: el archivo

Achieve objectives/goals: Cumplir con los objetivos/las metas

Department/function of company: el área o el departamento de una empresa

Field/area/scope: el ámbito Eg. el ámbito empresarial “field of business”

User: el usuario

Professional woman: la mujer profesionista, la mujer profesional

Businesswoman: la empresaria

Board room: la sala de juntas, la sala de reuniones

Male-dominated “machismo” society: la sociedad machista