Organisation : Company structure and hob positions (vocabulary)

Subsidiary

fr : filialle

def : a company which is at least half-owned by another company

Factory/Plant

fr : usine

def : a large building or group of buildings where goods are made

Call centre

fr : centre d’appel

def : an office where people answer questions and make sales over the phone

Service centre

fr : Service après vente

def : a place where faulty products are mended

Headquarters

fr : siège social

def : the main office or building of a company

Distribution centre

fr : plateforme logistique

def : a building from which goods or supplies are sent to factories, shops, customers

Warehouse

fr : entrepôt

def : a building for storing goods in large quantities

Outlet

fr : point de vente

def : a place through which products are sold

Consignment

fr : ce qui doit être livré

Board of Directors

fr : Conseil d’Administration

Turnover

fr : chiffre d’affaire

def : the amount of money a company receives from sales in a particular period

Profit

fr : bénéfice

def : the money a company makes after taking away its costs

Workforce

def : the employees in a particular country or business

Market share

fr : part du marché

def : the percentage of sales a company has in a particular market

Share price

fr : cours d’une action

def : the cost of a company’s shares

noun : share holder (=actionnaire)

Cash flow

fr : rentrées d’argent/trésorerie