Join a well-established global organization with a track record of providing excellent analytic and visualization software solutions to major corporations and position yourself for career advancement.  Visual Numerics is creating a new inside sales team by employing business development personnel to drive sales growth through involvement in all aspects of the sales process (prospecting/cold calling, qualifying, managing inside & outside transactions, negotiation, etc.) via the telephone, in support of regional sales executives located across North America. 

Visual Numerics offers an attractive mix of salary, incentives, benefits, and services which provide the employee opportunity to possess a comfortable lifestyle.  Visual Numerics is an equal opportunity employer.

WAYS TO APPLY:

Online -
Mail -	Visual Numerics ATTN: Human Resources 2500 Wilcrest Drive Suite 200 Houston, Texas 77042
Email -	vnijobs@vni.com
Fax -	713-781-9260

It is ESSENTIAL that you include the following information in your Cover letter:

• Contact information for 3 references
• Job code of the position you are applying for (where applicable)

AGENCY CANDIDATES WILL BE REJECTED.

CURRENT OPENINGS:

location	title/description
Houston, TX	Sales and Marketing Assistant
Houston, TX	Inside Sales Representative
Houston, TX	Statistical Software Engineer

JOB DESCRIPTIONS:

Job Position: Sales and Marketing Assistant
Position Location: Houston, TX
Job Code: 08-002-TX

BUSINESS & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Intermediate to advanced level in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook required.
• Good working knowledge of CRM system; SalesLogix preferred.
• Solid interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with outside customers, vendors, and all levels within the organization.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, reading and comprehension, explanation skills, and some math skills required.
• Great attention to detail with the ability to coordinate multiple tasks, and a strong team-player attitude is necessary

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
Work closely with outside sales people that office in the U.S. and throughout the world as well as our North America based Marketing team. Responsibilities and activities will include:

• Process sales orders for North America Sales organization.
• Manage all event logistics for Trade Shows such as completion of registration forms, schedule partner/customer meetings, collect and process event leads, and handle post-show surveys.
• Maintenance of corporate web site with updates for all event areas and post monthly Wallpaper.
• Administer the Corporate Giveaway program.
• Collateral Management.
• Electronic publishing assistance for e-mail campaigns and other collateral as needed.

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Associates degree or Business Technical School certificate with minimum of 2 years of work experience OR a High School diploma / GED and equivalent work related experience.

WORK EXPERIENCE
To perform the essential responsibilities of this position, a minimum of two years of previous work experience in sales administration, customer support, marketing or a similar role is desired. Previous experience in a high-tech environment is a plus, with experience in the software industry preferred.

Job Position: Inside Sales Representative
Position Location: Houston, TX
Job Code: 08-001-TX

BUSINESS & TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• Selected candidate possess excellent communication skills – both written and verbal.  This position communicates directly with customers and prospects and will be required to articulate our products, services, or tactical plans internally.
• Must be results oriented, have strong organizational skills, possess ability to give attention to detail, coordinate multiple tasks, and have a strong team-player attitude.
• This position requires great technical proficiency in Microsoft Office products. Proficiency in SalesLogix, Salesforce.com, or other CRM application is preferred.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Via the telephone conduct outbound cold calls, gather business intelligence, and surpass lead development quota
• Provide prompt follow up to all inbound leads and properly document and track results
• Qualify opportunities and schedule prospect meetings for regional sales executives
• Build and maintain positive, long-term customer relationships; work to gain referral business
• Build and maintain knowledge of Visual Numerics’ products and services to competently identify customer needs and find solutions
• Follow up with prospective leads following marketing campaigns and events
• Write calling scripts, sales guides, qualifying questionnaires and e-mail pitches
• Work to close new business independently and in conjunction with regional sales executives
• Provide as appropriate / directed training, mentoring, and or supervisory guidance   

EDUCATION & TRAINING
Bachelors degree preferred, however, this position requires a minimum of an Associates Degree with appropriate experience as indicated. Specific course work in sales (i.e. SEI, PES, Miller Heiman, Solution Selling, etc.) or certifications in areas such as CRM or computer proficiency would be helpful.

WORK EXPERIENCE
To perform the essential responsibilities of this position, minimally two years of previous work experience in successful technology sales (can include any sales-related or customer-facing experience) is required. Work history credit will be given to those individuals with accredited Sales Certification coursework & a history of demonstrated sales / leadership experience.  Previous experience in sales training / supervisory / mentoring preferred.

Job Position: Statistical Software Engineer
Position Location: Houston, TX
Job Code: 05-005-TX

TECHNICAL COMPETENCIES

• This position requires the ability to read, interpret, and perform software development activities including research, programming (C/C++ or FORTRAN or Java or C# .NET on UNIX and/or Windows environments), consulting, and documentation.

BUSINESS COMPETENCIES

• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, are necessary.
• Must be able to work with internal and external personnel as required.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Design, develop, debug, and test statistical functions used in Visual Numerics’ software products.
• Contribute to product goals documentation regarding planning and scheduling responsible activities for product releases.
• Review current product statistical capabilities and make recommendations to enhance product offerings.
• Maintain and test existing products.
• Write and review documentation as required.
• Occasionally perform in the consulting or technical product support role.
• Research and stay abreast of statistical developments in specific industry environments (i.e. financial, pharmaceutical, etc.).

EDUCATION & TRAINING
A graduate level degree (MS or Ph.D.) in Statistics is required.

WORK EXPERIENCE
To perform the essential responsibilities of this position previous work experience developing software applications utilizing statistical algorithms is required. In addition, algorithm experience with data mining, time-series analysis, forecasting, and non-parametric statistics is desired. Experience in the financial, pharmaceutical, data mining, telecom, and/or medical technology industry is strongly preferred.