Transcript Job Roles and chain of command in a limited company

Business structures and job roles
• The structure of a business refers to the way in
which the business activities are grouped or
arranged.
• The roles that people play within the business
are critical to it’s success
• There are a wide variety of job roles in most
businesses, each linking to the different levels
and parts of the organisation structure
• Directors, managers, supervisors, operational
staff and support staff have different
responsibilities and job functions.
Job Roles and chain of command
in a limited company
CHAIRMAN
DIRECTOR
MANAGER
SUPERVISOR
PRODUCTION
OPERATIVES –
SUPPORT STAFF
Appointed by the shareholders to control and manage the
affairs of the business.
Role includes organising staff and resources, planning,
motivating staff, control of performance of staff
First line of management. Provide a link between manager,
support staff and operatives.
This will depend upon the type of business.
Production operatives could be retail assistants in a shop or
production workers in manufacturing.
Support staff can be highly specialised and technical, could
be IT, admin or secretarial services.
Organisation Chart for a typical
limited company
Managing Director
Marketing
Director
Sales Director
A
B
C
D
Market
Research
Strategy
Finance Director
Purchasing
Manager
Sales
Manager
Accounts
Manager