部ぶ長ちょう代だい理り

noun

deputy manager; assistant manager; acting manager

A corporate title for someone who acts on behalf of or assists a department manager (部長). The exact role varies by company, but it generally implies a rank just below 部長.

• 彼かれは部ぶ長ちょう代だい理りとして会かい議ぎに出しゅっ席せきした。

  He attended the meeting as the deputy manager.

• 部ぶ長ちょう代だい理りに昇しょう進しんした。

  I was promoted to assistant manager.