Front Desk Supervisor

French translation: responsable réception

05:54 Mar 5, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Tourism & Travel
English term or phrase: Front Desk Supervisor
Hi everyone,

I'm translating a CV and I was wondering if "Front Desk/Front Office Supervisor" was the same as a receptionnist? And if not, how would you translate it into French?

I thought it was a higher position than a receptionnist in the hierarchy, but in France the highest position regarding Front Desk is "Chef de réception" which is "Front Office Manager" in English.

Thank you very much.
Julie
French translation:responsable réception
Explanation:
I don't think that manager and supervisor should be translated the same way. Front Desk is translated réception that's for sure. Manager is somehow closer to "gestionnaire" de réception but that's the term you use for the tool that keeps track of the "réception" details and organizes them. In my opinion, the term supervisor is translated "responsable" because it means that you overlook the front desk system and that you are responsible for it, without necessarily being Head of the Front Desk system.
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Yaya23
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front desk supervisor
responsable réception


Explanation:
I don't think that manager and supervisor should be translated the same way. Front Desk is translated réception that's for sure. Manager is somehow closer to "gestionnaire" de réception but that's the term you use for the tool that keeps track of the "réception" details and organizes them. In my opinion, the term supervisor is translated "responsable" because it means that you overlook the front desk system and that you are responsible for it, without necessarily being Head of the Front Desk system.

Yaya23
France
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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front desk supervisor
responable d'accueil


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Fiche métier : Responsable de l'accueil général - Orientation pour tous
www.orientation-pour-tous.fr › Métiers
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Activités principales. Organisation et planification du travail de l'équipe qu'il encadre (pilotage de l'accueil); Mise en œuvre des moyens nécessaires pour ...
Responsable d'accueil - Le Répertoire National des Certifications ...
www.rncp.cncp.gouv.fr/grand-public/visualisationFiche?...fr...
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Le responsable du service d'accueil est en charge de la gestion de l'accueil physique et téléphonique des personnes dans l'établissement, qu'il s'agisse de ...
Responsable d'accueil, EFHT programme de formation
www.efht.fr/formation-responsable-accueil-programme/
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Formez-vous au métier de responsable d'accueil sur Paris avec EFHT votre école supérieure dans le tourisme et des loisirs. Encadrez des équipes de ...

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