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.

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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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Ratings trend for the last 6 months (679 reviews)

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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).

Reviews by job title

679 reviews

4.0

May 19, 2025

Work life balance

Senior sap consultant

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Work life balance. Reasonable management.

Cons

benefits are minimal. To be improved.

1.0

May 1, 2025

Not many opportunities for development

Product manager

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Have met some nice people

Cons

Not enough opportunities of development

3.0

Apr 22, 2025

Good company

Asm (area sales manager)

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

It’s a good organisation which offers overall great facilities & benefits to employee, company’s culture is excellent.

Cons

Need improvements in people management, recently high level of attrition being observed due to pathetic careless local management.

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