Sonepar USA reviews

3.7

64% would recommend to a friend

(180 total reviews)
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Rob Taylor

83% approve of CEO

73% positive business outlook

Sonepar USA has an employee rating of 3.7 out of 5 stars, based on 180 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Sonepar USA employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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180 reviews
2.0
Mar 24, 2017

IT Dept - everything good stops at executive level

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Employee are not valued due to accounting practice - Contractors rule - No recognition - No encouraging words

Cons

Flexible hours - Allow remote

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Sonepar USA Response
8y
We are glad you enjoy our flexible hours and the ability to work remotely for certain positions. We have significantly modified the relationship with our contractors as part of the restructuring effort last year, and will continue to work towards the right balance for our business needs. We fully understand the value of our associates, and encourage you to discuss any concerns you have with your supervisor, or your HR business partner.
3.0
Oct 11, 2016

Long time employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Laid back and friendly environment.

Cons

Currently there is a freeze on wages and they tend to underpay as well. Also do a very bad job at developing their talent. They always seem to hire from outside and almost never promote internally.

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Sonepar USA Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We’re happy to hear you enjoy the friendly culture within our company. Over the past several years, Sonepar USA has shown tremendous growth in the US. Due to the decline of commodity prices, especially in oil and gas, our business growth has been affected. This led us to be selective with hiring and merit increases in our corporate office and some of our business units. We are now in the new year and will be providing merit increases to our associates to recognize their performance and are also seeing the industry begin to bounce back from it’s decline. We do complete compensation surveys with appropriate market data to develop our compensation schemes and they are competitively validated in regard to that. We always strive to promote from within when possible and offer Learning and Development opportunities for associates at all levels. We have a multitude of options from instructor lead courses to our on-line training channel called Training EDU, available 24/7, to assist our associates with career development. We continually look to heighten our progress on displaying career growth opportunities to associates. It is unfortunate that you did not feel as though that was available to you. We would love to hear more from you and encourage you to call our SVP of Human Resources, Janine McManus who is always interested in hearing more about how we can enhance an associates experience at Sonepar USA. Her contact number is 843-745-2448.
1.0
Sep 5, 2022
Recommend
CEO approval
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Pros

Charleston makes employees post ridiculously positive reviews.

Cons

All of the reviews are coerced.

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Sonepar USA Response
3y
Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We are sorry to hear that you think we would coerce our associates into posting positive reviews. Our associates are awesome, and they are the greatest asset to the organization. We strive to ensure everyone has a positive experience, which leads to our associates voluntarily posting positive reviews on Glassdoor. We do thank you for your feedback and encourage you to speak to your HR Business partner to provide further details regarding this statement as we want to ensure, you too, have a good experience.
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