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 (12) , 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 66 reviews)); "People are great and caring." ((in 43 reviews)); "Pay is good for the industry" ((in 37 reviews)); "Nice environment and colleagues." ((in 26 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance in comparison to other job families" ((in 18 reviews))

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

"Low salary compared to other MNC" ((in 14 reviews)); "very high stress, manager is a compulsive liar , dispatcher is his minion and lies just as bad trash talks whoever isn't in the room." ((in 14 reviews)); "Employees are continually left out in the cold because upper management does not assist their efforts." ((in 13 reviews)); "Poor culture" ((in 13 reviews)); "no training budgets" ((in 11 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

5.0

Feb 26, 2015

Great environment

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Supportive environment, want to see you succeed.

Cons

More industry related training would be helpful

5.0

Feb 11, 2015

The best company I have ever worked for!

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Very generous company, great business model and some great people who work for them. Great team at the top too.

Cons

Culture could be improved. If you don't like hard work, it's not for you.

2.0

Jan 27, 2015

An okay company, better chemical distributors to work for. You will get cut and lose customers due to non-competitive.

Sales representative

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

-Nice benefits -Company car -There is room for advancemnt in the company, since its so big. This can include going to another country, however I would only recommend this if you're going into management.

Cons

- X number of calls per day, is enforced by management. Minimum 50 hours per week. -Sales manager is consistently up your rear end -Company has marketing/telemarketers called Brenntag Solutions group, who many times pester buying customers with new products they dont need, and strain relationships. This loses accounts. -Mandatory gradual price increases often makes company non-competetive, losing buisness to Pride, Univar, etc. -Suppliers consistently can't meet supply (such as fumed silica), losing buisness to domestic competitors.

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