Why Work With Us

As a family-owned business, we have a growth mindset that takes a long-term view while making a clear impact today. People are essential to our business. Over-the-counter, online and side-by-side, we value relationships with customers, suppliers and every one of our Sonepar associates.

We’re ambitious, driven by entrepreneurial spirit. Our expert advice is combined with more than fifty years of experience. We strive for unity, not uniformity, synergy, not sameness, and agile adaptability in the face of change. We make the most of all the skills, competencies, and personalities of our associates.

By joining Sonepar, you’ll join the world leader in the B-to-B distribution of electrical equipment, solutions, and services. In 2023, Sonepar achieved sales of €33.3 billion.

Sonepar’s strategy is driven by the acceleration of global electrification and the development of renewable energies. To make our customers' lives easier, we are leading an ambitious transformation and reimagining our business for a digital age. We are investing more than €2.5Bn in automating our supply chain and a further €1Bn in our global digital platform in order to deliver perfect orders to our customers, day after day, while reducing our environmental impact.

With a dense network of brands spread across 40 countries, we offer a wide range of opportunities in our branches, warehouses, and offices worldwide. We have the means and ambition to develop as a Group and accompany our 45,000 associates to grow in their career path at Sonepar.

We believe that each Sonepar associate has a role to play to contribute to the success of the organization, and that we all can, each in our own way, in our own position, show leadership.

The expected leadership behaviors are at the heart of our mindset: Adapt, Dare, Learn. This mindset enables us to carry out our work, our missions and deliver performance, regardless of our area of responsibility.

• Adapt to new situations and people by choosing the right approach and skill set.
• Dare to appropriately challenge the status quo as needed.
• Learn from everyone, everywhere. From others and from our own mistakes, to constantly grow and improve.

We champion fair career development, ensuring the right fit for every role, and empowering our teams to thrive in a diverse and inclusive working environment where everyone can feel safe, use their voice, and know that they belong.

Our D&I strategy has been developed with guidance from dedicated experts, sponsorship from our Executive Committee, and associates, and encompasses three priorities:

• Attract, retain, and promote women – with the aim of increasing the number of women in the workforce from 25% to 35% by 2025.
• Promote diversity at all levels, especially enabling associates from diverse backgrounds to grow within the organization.
• Promoting an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities.

By joining Sonepar, you will join a purpose-driven company where all associates share a common responsibility: Powering Progress for Future Generations.

Humankind is facing giant collective challenges, and our purpose is a way to channel all our energy towards these challenges. This is how we will serve the planet and its people for decades to come. Sonepar’s Purpose is rooted into its core activities through six impactful, group-wide bold commitments, engaging associates and stakeholders around common initiatives and goals.

Sonepar is committed to very high ethical, social, and environmental standards. We aim to be a responsible corporate citizen in all countries where we operate. We give our best performance — and we do what is right, making integrity and ethics the foundation of everything we do.

Because we are a non-listed company, at Sonepar, we control our own destiny. The actions we take today impact our shared future, and together with our family of shareholders, we stand up and play our part decisively and with confidence.