Manager, vendor relations vs public relations director

The differences between managers, vendor relations and public relations 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 public relations director. Additionally, a manager, vendor relations has an average salary of $110,966, which is higher than the $94,692 average annual salary of a public relations director.

The top three skills for a manager, vendor relations include vendor management, vendor relations and vendor performance. The most important skills for a public relations director are press releases, web content, and pr campaigns.

Manager, vendor relations vs public relations director overview

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Public Relations Director
Yearly salary	$110,966	$94,692
Hourly rate	$53.35	$45.52
Growth rate	8%	8%
Number of jobs	22,325	31,693
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	42	42
Years of experience	4	4

Manager, vendor relations vs public relations director salary

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

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Public Relations Director
Average salary	$110,966	$94,692
Salary range	Between $77,000 And $158,000	Between $59,000 And $150,000
Highest paying City	-	Napa, CA
Highest paying state	-	Nevada
Best paying company	-	Exelixis
Best paying industry	-	Internet

Differences between manager, vendor relations and public relations director education

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

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Public Relations Director
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 64%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Business	Communication
Most common college	Stanford University	Stanford University

Manager, vendor relations vs public relations director demographics

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

	Manager, Vendor Relations	Public Relations Director
Average age	42	42
Gender ratio	Male, 40.2% Female, 59.8%	Male, 35.9% Female, 64.1%
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, 9.1% Asian, 5.1% White, 74.7% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	16%	16%

Differences between manager, vendor relations and public relations 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.

Public relations director example responsibilities.

Manage internal agency public relations, blog content and twitter account.
Hire, train and manage play-by-play broadcasters guaranteeing a professional and informative listening experience.
Maintain strong working relationships across all departments to manage successful on-site opportunities, content and multimedia asset development and spokesperson requests.
Assist in development-relate alumni campaigns and event planning.
Keep running list and archive information regarding NCAA commitments.
Compile statistics and update game notes, player biographies, player and team statistics.

Manager, vendor relations vs public relations 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 public relations director skills

Press Releases, 19%
Web Content, 9%
Pr Campaigns, 5%
Facebook, 4%
Crisis Communications, 4%
Twitter, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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