Look Elsewhere - Supply Chain Univar Solutions Employee Review

2.0
17 Mar 2023
Recommend
CEO approval
Business outlook

Pros

All of the former Nexeo people are best in class. What made the acquisition possible and attractive in the first place

Cons

Culture is crap. Hire and promote incompetent, insecure people. If you go against the grain and question the status quo, leadership sees it as a threat to themselves and force good people out. They only want yes men/women Leadership is embarrassingly biased and plays favorites No ownership, people just deflect and blame others. End up fighting internal teams and play politics to appease top level leadership. Culture at Nexeo was best in class. Nexeo culture was built off of creating long term relationships and helping people and customers. After acquisition things have been nothing but downhill Univar culture is transactional and selfish. Me vs You Strategy for growth is beat last year's numbers. No long term strategy except "increase value to shareholders" And instead of paying paying people market value, they invest in stock buybacks

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Univar Solutions Response
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We appreciate your feedback, and as an organization that embraces change and continues to strive for growth and continuous improvement, we value hearing from you. We encourage you to reach out to your manager or local HRBP to discuss your specific concerns.

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Exposure to large, high-value accounts and complex operational challenges. The role builds resilience quickly and provides strong experience in account management, problem-solving, and cross-functional collaboration. There is a high level of ownership in day-to-day responsibilities, which can accelerate skill development for those who are self-driven.

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