sales manager is higher of course. Sales executives/representatives work under him and report to him. Sales executive is fancy name for a salesman.

executive is above manage

A sales manager or a director is the person in charge of a team of sales people, he/she will make sure that the team is achieving targets etc. Sales executives would be part of his/her team, A sales manager would also be visiting corporate clients.It really all depends on how a company labels their employees.

different positions one is manger which is better, the other is executive which work with other people but they're the same thing