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
3.0
Oct 11, 2016

Long time employee

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

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.
5.0
Jul 18, 2016

Staff Accountant

Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

The people are very friendly and a relaxed environment.

Cons

Hiring freeze and no salaries raises.

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Sonepar USA Response
9y
Thank you for taking the time to review us. We are happy to hear that you are enjoying the culture and the company of your colleagues! Over the past 10 years, Sonepar USA has experienced tremendous growth in the United States. The decline of commodity prices, especially oil and gas impacted parts of our business, especially our industrial customers. We are currently being selective in the positions that we are hiring for and we do offer merit increases. However, there are several business units along with corporate that are not anticipating merits in 2016 only. These groups and corporate are directly impacted by the oil and gas industry downturn. We do not anticipate this practice continuing in the future. I encourage you to reach out to your HR Leader to discuss this further or you can reach out to our Director of Talent Acquisition, Pam Midden Conlin.
4.0
Jun 29, 2016

Service Tech

Anonymous employee
Recommend
CEO approval
Business Outlook

Pros

Great people to work with and friendly atmosphere

Cons

Would like a better structured program for career advancement

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Sonepar USA Response
9y
Thank you for your feedback. It is great to hear that you are happy with the culture in your office. We have several opportunities available for continued learning and career advancement. Training EDU is an online learning tool, available 24/7, to assist our associates with career development. There are also various development programs our associates can take advantage of to build upon their current skills. Please reach out to your HR Leader to learn more about these programs. We always encourage our associates to discuss opportunities and professional aspirations with their managers so they can map out a career path within Sonepar USA corporate or one of our businesses.
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