Does Brenntag pay their employees well?

According to anonymously submitted Glassdoor reviews, Brenntag employees rate their compensation and benefits as 3.1 out of 5. Find out more about salaries and benefits at Brenntag. This rating has decreased by 3% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brenntag?

51% of Brenntag employees would recommend working there to a friend based on Glassdoor reviews . Employees also rated Brenntag 3.2 out of 5 for work life balance, 2.9 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brenntag?

Account Manager (39) , Manager (24) , Sales Representative (19) , Sales (18) , Customer Service Representative (17) , Sales Manager (14) , Estagiário (13) , Analyst (10) , Product Manager (9) , Truck Driver (9) , Chemical Operator (8) , Customer Service Representative (CSR) (8) , Intern (7) , Lab Technician (7) , Driver (6)

What are the pros of working at Brenntag according to real employee reviews?

"Good benefits and PTO." ((in 69 reviews)); "People are great and caring." ((in 43 reviews)); "Pay is good for the industry" ((in 37 reviews)); "Nice environment and colleagues." ((in 22 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance in comparison to other job families" ((in 17 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Brenntag according to real employee reviews?

"Terrible upper management, that sat around stroking their own egos and solving not one issue for the team." ((in 15 reviews)); "No training program for employees to regularly improve skills/ knowledge" ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor culture" ((in 13 reviews)); "Low salary compared to other MNC" ((in 12 reviews)); "If it was not for my direct manager, I would have left a long time ago." ((in 12 reviews))

What are employees saying about Brenntag layoffs in 2026?

Explore Glassdoor’s employee reviews to understand what current and former employees are saying about Brenntag layoffs and their outlook for job security at Brenntag in 2026.

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3.1

51% would recommend to a friend

(676 total reviews)

Christian Kohlpaintner

46% approve of CEO

38% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.9

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Brenntag has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 676 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Brenntag employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Einzel- & Großhandel industry (3.5 stars).

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676 reviews

2.0

Aug 19, 2015

Sales

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Abilit to set schedule, company car, cell, laptop

Cons

Management micromanage every aspect of your activity. Support resources are overworked and response time costs lost sales. Local management cannot be bothered during lunch hours when sales reps have time to talk. Inventory levels continue to shrink again costing lost sales. Pricing is usually high, costing lost sales. Negative office environment which results in push back at every opportunity where support is requested. Staff is under trained and those who are dedicated are all frustrated at lack of support. Stay far away.

1.0

Aug 14, 2015

Not employee friendly

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large compay, financially stable, steady work, average benefits

Cons

Brenntag has been very successful, however that success is not shared with the employees. It is always more, more, more, with less, less, less. They do not reward employees, so do not expect a raise. Brenntag is very cheap and greedy when it comes to their rank and file workers. Brenntag is OK is you need a job and some experience, but plan to leave as soon as something better comes along.

2.0

Aug 10, 2015

If you not sales, you don't matter

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Large company that is financially stable and doing well. Internal promotion is possible and you can get jobs in other depots or head office.

Cons

Unless you are sales you simply dont matter. Wages are secret so everyone thinks they are the worst paid. Training involves telling you to work smarter and harder. The depots are under staffed and communication is poor up and down the line. Its a top heavy company with more managers than workers.

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