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      Univar Solutions

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      Univar Solutions reviews

      3.1

      50% would recommend to a friend

      (1,241 total reviews)
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      David Jukes

      47% approve of CEO

      41% positive business outlook

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      3.2

      Diversity & inclusion

      3.2

      Compensation and benefits

      3.1

      Work/Life balance

      2.8

      Culture & values

      2.8

      Career opportunities

      2.5

      Senior management

      Univar Solutions has an employee rating of 3.1 out of 5 stars, based on 1,241 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Univar Solutions employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Commerce de détail et de gros industry (3.5 stars).

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      1K reviews
      2.0
      May 12, 2014

      At one time a great company, unfortunately poor management & aggressive expansion killed employee morale.

      Account manager
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits, good learning opportunity if just starting your career & stable industry. Univar was the best chemical distribution company at one time, however poorly executed expansion and weak leadership decisions slowly destroyed what could have been a true industry leader.

      Cons

      Good ole boy network when it comes to promotions. Your golf handicap matters more than industry experience (at least where I worked). Weak local management used intimidation to motivate employees by threatening termination. Annual bonus was a joke. One month your tracking to make bonus, the next month your not because the branch screwed the pooch.

      1.0
      May 5, 2014

      The never-ending fire-drill

      Anonymous employee
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      There are great people working for the company; people who have been with the company for a long-time care about it, and want to make things better. Benefits offered are above average.

      Cons

      There is no direction within the company. The executive leadership team keeps on pressing that they are executing their strategy, yet everything that is being done is a knee-jerk reaction to whatever is that day's hot topic. Multiple major projects are not being completed, and are being shelved after wasting vast amounts of ressources. This is not helping with the distrust of the management team to successfully turn this sinking ship around. Employees are being blocked from internal promotions by senior management once they are offered new opportunities. Board-level politics are negatively affecting the business, with the newly-reformed BCS unit being put on a pedestal, but not being held accountable to any of its decisions. The new CEO came in with a promise of being transparent, yet the level of communication is at its lowest.

      1.0
      Apr 28, 2014

      No leadership at the top

      Supply chain engineer
      Recommend
      CEO approval
      Business Outlook

      Pros

      Good benefits. Competitive pay. Some smart people in mid-level roles.

      Cons

      This company gives new meaning to the word "crony". The corner offices are full of best buddies from former lives. Everyone sneaks around on tip toes, having whispered conversations in dark corners. Politics rules the day.

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