1.7. Read the text and speak about levels of management using the scheme. What are managers of all levels responsible for? Levels of Management
Supervisors are managers whose major functions are directing and controlling the work of employees in order to achieve the team goals. They are the only level of management managing non-managers. Thus, most of the supervisor's time is allocated to the functions of directing and controlling. In contrast, top managers spend most of their time on the functions of planning and organizing. The top manager determines the mission and sets the goals for the organization. His or her primary function is long-range planning. Top management is accountable for the overall management of the organization. They engage in more strategic and conceptual matters. Top managers have middle managers working for them and who are
in charge of a major function or department. Middle management is responsible for carrying out the decisions made by top-level management. Middle managers may have first-line managers (or supervisors) working for them and who are responsible to manage the day-to-day activities of a group of workers. Supervisors direct the actual work of the organization at the operating level.
Note that there are different types of managers across the same levels in the organization. At the middle level a functional manager is in charge of a major function, such as a department in the organization, e.g., marketing, sales, engineering, finance, etc. A project manager is in charge of developing a certain project, e.g., development of a new building. A product manager is in charge of a product or service. Similarly, a product line manager is in charge of a group of closely related products. General managers are in charge of numerous functions within an organization or department.
1.8. Read and learn job titles:
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
- председатель совета директоров |
General Manager |
- генеральный директор |
Managing Director |
- директор-распорядитель |
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) |
- главный исполнительный директор корпорации (обычно президент) |
Deputy Managing Director |
- заместитель директора- распорядителя |
Director |
- директор, член правления |
Vice President |
- вице-президент |
Accounting Manager |
- главный бухгалтер |
Export Manager |
- директор по экспорту |
Financial Manager |
- финансовый директор |
Functional Manager |
- функциональный руководитель |
General Manager |
- директор предприятия, генеральный управляющий |
Goods Expert |
- товаровед |
(First) Line Manager |
- руководитель низшего звена |
Marketing Manager |
- директор по сбыту (управляющий по маркетингу) |
Мiddle Мanager |
- руководитель среднего звена |
Office Manager |
- руководитель конторы, офис- менеджер |
Personnel Manager |
- начальник отдела кадров |
Product Manager |
- руководитель, ответственный за конструирование, производство и реализацию изделия |
Production Manager |
- директор по производству |
Product Line Manager |
- управляющий выпуском отдельного вида продукции |
Project Manager |
- руководитель проекта |
Sales Manager |
- коммерческий директор, директор по сбыту |
Top (Executive) Manager |
- высший исполнительный руководитель |
Training Manager |
- зав. отделом повышения квалификации/подготовки кадров |
Warehouse Manager |
- зав. складом |
Store Manager |
- зав. магазином |
Supervisor |
- руководитель низшего звена, инспектор, руководитель |