Glossary entry (derived from question below)
German term or phrase:
Geschäftsführer Vertrieb
English translation:
Managing Director Sales
Added to glossary by
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Apr 16, 2009 17:32
15 yrs ago
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German term
Germany
Oxford graduate, reliable and efficient
Native in: English (Variants: British, UK) 
Works in: German to English, English
Geschäftsführer Vertrieb
German to English
Bus/Financial
Human Resources
job title
"...setzt er auf die Professionalität von Herr X, der Branche als ehemaliger Geschäftsführer Vertrieb von Firma Y bekannt."
Can someone help with the equivalent job title in English?
Many thanks.
Can someone help with the equivalent job title in English?
Many thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | General Manager / Managing Director Sales |
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
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| 3 +2 | Sales Director |
Penny Hewson (X)
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| 4 | CSO Chief Sales Officer |
Marcus Rau (X)
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| 4 -1 | Marketing manager |
milinad
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| 3 -1 | CEO |
Lirka
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Change log
Apr 17, 2009 10:23: Steffen Walter changed "Field (specific)" from "Business/Commerce (general)" to "Human Resources"
Apr 18, 2009 13:33: Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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5 mins
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator)
Germany
Germany
Native in German
Germany
Harald Moelzer (medical-translator) 
medical-translator ...the right words!
Native in: German
Works in: English to German, German to English, French to German, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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8
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General Manager / Managing Director Sales
...is what I know from the companies I worked with...
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Note added at 8 Min. (2009-04-16 17:41:05 GMT)
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e.g. see:
http://jobs.scotland.efinancialcareers.co.uk/job-40000000005...
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Note added at 17 Min. (2009-04-16 17:50:01 GMT)
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Hi Catherine, the alternatives would be:
"Managing Director Sales" or
"General Manager Sales"
(http://www.indeed.co.uk/viewjob?t=General Manager - Sales&l=...
...you may find several variants including commas or hyphens
(e.g. "Managing Director, Sales")
Note from asker:
| Thank you, Harald. Could I ask you to clarify what the alternatives are? Do you mean "General Manager" on its own, or "General Manager Sales"? Thanks. |
| Thanks, Harald. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks, everyone. I went for "Managing Director Sales"."
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11 mins
CEO
Chief executive officer
33 mins
CSO Chief Sales Officer
Have come across this quite often. Term used in Britain and America and in international business.
Reference:
http://www.wirtschaftslexikon24.net/d/chief-sales-officer-cso/chief-sales-officer-cso.htm
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Textklick
: In the UK, CEOs and CFOs abound. Those who used to be appointed are now commissioned. However, IMHO, CSO has not quite caught on much yet (unless you can persuade us to the contrary).
6 hrs
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+2
54 mins
Sales Director
I think this may be a bit old-fashioned now but used to be used for someone in charge of Sales at Board level.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Textklick
: Old-fashioned? The quality newspapers still seem to use the expression in recruitment ads.
5 hrs
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Thanks. What I meant was that job titles seem to have got more wordy these days!
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| agree |
Lancashireman
20 hrs
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