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 4% over the last 12 months.

How satisfied are employees working at Brenntag?

48% 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) , Vendedor Externo (7)

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

"Good benefits and PTO." ((in 65 reviews)); "People are great and caring." ((in 48 reviews)); "Pay is good for the industry" ((in 34 reviews)); "Nice environment and colleagues." ((in 24 reviews)); "Good Work Life Balance in comparison to other job families" ((in 15 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)); "Low salary compared to other MNC" ((in 15 reviews)); "If it was not for my direct manager, I would have left a long time ago." ((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.

What are the top reviewed Brenntag locations?

Essen , Mülheim , Hamburg , Plochingen , Duisburg

Brenntag reviews

3.0

48% would recommend to a friend

(679 total reviews)

Christian Kohlpaintner

43% approve of CEO

37% positive business outlook

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Brenntag has an employee rating of 3.0 out of 5 stars, based on 679 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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679 reviews

1.0

May 21, 2013

Terrible, dirty, unorganized place to work at

Warehouse supervisor

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Nothing at all, being off on weekend, absolutely nothing

Cons

Unorganized, unprofessional environment. not well managed, employees were not been train right

2.0

Apr 21, 2013

Poorly Managed Company

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Brenntag aspires to become a truly good corporate citizen. Brenntag is an environmental and safety conscious company.

Cons

Hiring from within promotes people to their highest level of incompetence. Executive Mangement does not take action to correct poor performance of senior managers Front line managers and supervisors are the " Fall guys "when things go wrong. Bullying of subordinates and blame laying by managers is common place. Senior management ignores concerns of employees. HR department is slow and incompetent in hirng practices and has a policy of hiring from within often promoting people to their highest level of incompetence. Brenntag is not innovative, too conservative, and does not understand the value of continuous improvement

1.0

Feb 27, 2013

Brenntag is a no - they are not valuing employees and there is a lot of struggling underneath corporate facade

Anonymous employee

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

The company says they offer decent benefits

Cons

Not flexible, not accomidating, un-organized , un-resourceful, testosteron-managed.Leaves nothing in writing. Very disappointing experience.

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