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?

50% 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, 2.8 for culture and values and 2.8 for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Brenntag?

Account Manager (39) , Manager (25) , 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 work with some nice people." ((in 56 reviews)); "People are great and caring." ((in 47 reviews)); "Pay is good for the industry" ((in 34 reviews)); "Nice environment and colleagues." ((in 23 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?

"Employees are continually left out in the cold because upper management does not assist their efforts." ((in 14 reviews)); "Poor culture" ((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 13 reviews)); "no training budgets" ((in 11 reviews)); "Long hours of working time" ((in 10 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.

What are the top reviewed Brenntag locations?

Essen , Mülheim , Hamburg , Plochingen , Duisburg

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Brenntag reviews

3.0

50% would recommend to a friend

(678 total reviews)

Christian Kohlpaintner

46% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.2

Work/Life balance

3.1

Compensation and benefits

2.8

Culture & values

2.8

Career opportunities

2.5

Senior management

Brenntag has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 678 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an average 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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Reviews by job title

678 reviews

3.0

Apr 18, 2023

New branding, refreshed culture

Senior leadership

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

High hopes that the new branding and refreshed cultural values will help provide direction and engagement for the many great employees. Lots of tenure and genuine people who are too committed to leave, but should. Decent flexibility for salaried positions.

Cons

Long hours, understaffing, less than average pay, mediocre benefits. Do better!

3.0

Apr 16, 2023

Too many consultants playing with the company

Data engineer

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

- Healthy working hours - Over the average salary - Very remote friendly - not fully remote but almost

Cons

- the company, within engineering at least, is full of external consultants from EPAM that slow down, complicate and do not allow true Agile working - teams always have at least one or more consultants, which means misaligned incentives - there consultants also produce very little

5.0

Mar 30, 2023

Great

Analyst

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Great experience all around y'all

Cons

None that I can think of

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Jobs at Brenntag

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