Managers are people who make decisions on how a company operates and are responsible for the company as a whole. Supervisors are people who ensure staff work as the managers require them to and are only responsible for the staff they supervise.

Both words carry broad meanings, and it is difficult to pin down their usage exactly. In general, I expect someone with "manager" in the job title to have more responsibility than some called "supervisor". You could probably find exceptions to that.

The term 'supervisor' is usually used for the lower level management. For example, somebody who works alongside operational staff, but has some additional management responsibility. 'Manager' can be used for any level within the hierarchy, and usually denotes a person whose main, or only, function is management. For example. A warehouse supervisor will work in the warehouse, often involved in the physical movement of stock, but also responsible for allocating tasks to other team members, carrying out administrative functions, and signing for deliveries. Warehouse staff report to the supervisor. A warehouse manager works in an office close to the warehouse, is responsible for higher-level tasks and probably has a number of supervisors reporting to him / her. I hope this helps.

"Difference Between Manager & Supervisor Job Descriptions" Managers and supervisors are authoritative positions, but their individual functions differ. Managers oversee the direction and success of a particular department or business area, and supervisors ensure that the workforce does what it needs to in order to get the job done effectively and efficiently.

manager is a leader of a company. and a superviser is a person who work to supervise all of employee in a company.