Titles in Japanese companies
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The normal organizational chart of a joint stock company :
会長(かいちょう) : chairman
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社長(しゃちょう) : company president
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専務(せんむ) : senior managing director, executive director [専務取締役(せんむとりしまりやく), 専務(せんむ)執行役(しっこうやく)]
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常務(じょうむ) : managing director
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監査役 (かんさやく) : auditor
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本部長(ほんぶちょう) : general manager
事業部長(じぎょうぶちょう) : senior executive manager
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部長(ぶちょう) : head (chief, director) of a section or department
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次長(じちょう) : deputy manager
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課長(かちょう) : section manager
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係長(かかりちょう) : subsection head
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主任(しゅにん) : person in charge, senior staff
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リーダー : leader
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サブリーダー : subleader
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上席（じょうせき）：upper seat
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班長 (はんちょう）: group leader, team leader
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社員（しゃいん）: company employee
Some other titles :
作業員 : labourer
ワーカー : worker
副社長(ふくしゃちょう) : executive vice-president
副部長(ふくぶちょう) : deputy director
部員(ぶいん) : staff
取締役(とりしまりやく)会長(かいちょう) : board member / chairperson
取締役(とりしまりやく)副会長(ふくかいちょう) : vice chairperson
取締役(とりしまりやく)社長(しゃちょう) : president / representative of directors
副社長(ふくしゃちょう) : executive vice president, senior vice president
取締役(とりしまりやく)・役員(やくいん) : director(s)
常務(じょうむ)取締役(とりしまりやく) : managing director
相談役(そうだんやく)（顧問(こもん)）: senior adviser
室長(しつちょう) : chief / director/head of a section(division/department)
参事(さんじ) : councilor
副参事(ふくさんじ) : deputy councilor
主幹(しゅかん) : chief editor, managing editor
主査(しゅさ) : chief examiner or investigator
課長(かちょう)代理(だいり) acting chief of a section
営業部(えいぎょうぶ)長(ちょう) chief of the sales department / business(sales) manager
工場長(こうじょうちょう) : factory manager / plant superintendent
PR担当(たんとう) : PR manager, the person in charge with PR
秘書(ひしょ)（幹事(かんじ)）: secretary
支店長(してんちょう) : branch manager
参与(さんよ) : counselor / consultant
Departments in the company :
総務部 soumubu : General Affairs Department / Administration Department
人事部 jinjibu : Human Resources Division / Personnel Affairs Department
法務部 houmubu : Legal Deaprtment / Office of Legal Affairs
経理部 keiribu : Accounting Department / Accounting Division
財務部 zaimubu : Finance Department / Financial Affairs Division
マーケティング部 ma-ketingu : Marketing Department
宣伝部 densenbu : Advertising Department
広報部 houkokubu : Public Relations Department
販売促進部 hanbai sokushinbu : Promotion Division
調査部 shousabu : Research Department / Information & Research Division
営業部 eigyoubu : Business Department / Sales Department
営業推進部 eigyou sokushinbu : Business Promotion Department
購買（仕入）部 koubaibu : Purchasing Department
流通部 ryuutsuubu : Logistics Department
開発部 kaihatsubu : Development Department
技術部 gijutsubu : Engineering Department
研究室 kenkyuushitsu Research Department (Laboratory)
製造部 seizoubu : Manufacturing Division / Production Department
資材部 zaimubu : Material Department / Supplies Division
輸出部 yushutsubu : Export Department
企画部 kikakubu : Planning Department (Business Strategy Room)
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