Assistant Manager

An Assistant Manager is an employee of an organization with managerial authority. Examples of this position are usually found in retail, catering and hospitality environments where the need to have more than one member of daily operations management is important. Assistant Managers outrank the position of a Supervisor and Team Leaders, but typically report to a Deputy or General Manager. Assistant Managers, as the name implies- are positions whereby he or she supports the Manager in the day to day running of a specific department, office or store. Specific responsibilities vary, however- in larger organizations, Assistant Managers may lead a team of lower management members such as Supervisors and Team Leaders that direct staff. In smaller organisations, Assistant Managers may have much greater responsibility and focus much of their time on directing and controlling the work of sub-ordinates where a supervisor position is not needed. They may also be directly responsible for... full article at wikipedia