Manager, vendor relations vs development director

The differences between managers, vendor relations and development directors can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 2-4 years to become both a manager, vendor relations and a development director. Additionally, a manager, vendor relations has an average salary of $110,966, which is higher than the $107,044 average annual salary of a development director.

The top three skills for a manager, vendor relations include vendor management, vendor relations and vendor performance. The most important skills for a development director are digital marketing, oversight, and patients.

Manager, vendor relations vs development director overview

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Development Director
Yearly salary	$110,966	$107,044
Hourly rate	$53.35	$51.46
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	22,325	63,008
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Manager, vendor relations vs development director salary

Managers, vendor relations and development directors have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Development Director
Average salary	$110,966	$107,044
Salary range	Between $77,000 And $158,000	Between $64,000 And $177,000
Highest paying City	-	Jersey City, NJ
Highest paying state	-	New Jersey
Best paying company	-	Cornerstone Research
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between manager, vendor relations and development director education

There are a few differences between a manager, vendor relations and a development director in terms of educational background:

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Development Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 72%
Most common major	Business	Business
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Manager, vendor relations vs development director demographics

Here are the differences between managers, vendor relations' and development directors' demographics:

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Development Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 50.2% Female, 49.8%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 5.9% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 6.0% Unknown, 4.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.2% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between manager, vendor relations and development director duties and responsibilities

Manager, vendor relations example responsibilities.

Manage lead generation: website, Google AdWords and SalesForce.
Develop and manage value-based pricing strategy that maximize profitability and marketability of limited-inventory advertising portfolio.
Issue request for proposals (RFP's) and request for information (RFI's) for assign commodities.
Structure project plans for new and existing salesforce product.
Help to coordinate and implement RFP process for vendors to bid and negotiate territories and pricing.
Monitor monthly ROI and internal reports verifying webinars providing value, while continuing to capture new prospects.

Development director example responsibilities.

Manage CRM program for coordination and partnerships with marketing resources.
Manage website re-launch, create communications plan, co-le rebranding taskforce.
Manage clients and internal production team to meet budget and scope of contract eLearning solutions.
Help manage the CRM system with input and output for the resource development department and the entire organization.
Manage analytical method validation and method transfer to QC and CMOs for APIs, excipients, and finish products.
Hire, manage and train a team of six sourcing professionals as well as a team of 3 QA managers.

Manager, vendor relations vs development director skills

Common manager, vendor relations skills

Vendor Management, 26%
Vendor Relations, 17%
Vendor Performance, 9%
Customer Service, 6%
SLA, 5%
Vendor Compliance, 4%

Common development director skills

Digital Marketing, 8%
Oversight, 6%
Patients, 6%
Lead Generation, 5%
ROI, 4%
Project Management, 4%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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