Univar Solutions reviews

3.2

50% would recommend to a friend

(1,244 total reviews)
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David Jukes

49% approve of CEO

42% positive business outlook

Univar Solutions has an employee rating of 3.2 out of 5 stars, based on 1,244 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 Retail & Wholesale industry (3.4 stars).

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2.0
Jan 2, 2015

Customer Service Rep

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Pros

My specific department is pretty organized and has good depth of retention/knowledge. Easy Job with little instruction required and little supervison.

Cons

All other departments within company are highly unorganized and dont work well together. No one is ever on the same page- which is to sevice cusotmer. Plus the upper managment has no clue what is going on at the bottom, they ask us for feed back and we give it and nothing happens.

1.0
Dec 31, 2014

Stressed

Anonymous employee
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Pros

Great location, but that's about it

Cons

Absolutely no team work, everyone wants to play the blame game

1.0
Dec 29, 2014

Disarray

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Pros

Decent benefits, relatively flexible schedule, standard vacation and days off.

Cons

The company is owned by private equity right now and has been trying to go public for years but the timing is never right. Because of this, there is virtually no long-term planning and all decisions are made based on the immediate impact. For example, if the annual growth goal of a division is not hit (profitability goals are around 10% growth annually), employees will be laid off even though it hamstrings the opportunities for the following year. All management cares about is hitting the month's target. VERY top-heavy organization, almost weekly there is a new vice president of this or director of that. Senior management is disconnected from the average worker and believes it is beneath them to interact with the warehouse worker or driver that makes the company run. Sales positions are considered king and everyone else is basically a second-class citizen. No career paths and practically no hope for promotion, unless you're satisfied getting a slightly better title but doing the same job (e.g.: Salesman I to Salesman II).

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