About us
We’re a global business with unique expertise in fastening and assembly.
As a family company, we have generations of experience in adapting to new challenges. We’ve gone from inventing the press stud and bespoke spring clips in the 1800s to connecting solar panels and thermal management for EVs in the present.
Sustainability
Our Corporate Social Responsibility strategy is rooted in our core values: respect, integrity, care, and trust
Learn more about how we are creating sustainable value at ARaymond.
Our industries
Thanks to our heritage, and by working across many sectors, we have a wealth of knowledge in solving all kinds of assembly challenges
Across all the markets we serve, the solutions we design are focused on making assembly faster and easier for our customers, ultimately helping them reduce their total cost of ownership (TCO).
Discover ARaymond purchasing vision, commitments, and resources for today’s suppliers and tomorrow’s partners.
Our purchasing approach is built on four core values that guide our relationships and decisions:
Ethics & Compliance
Sustainability
Trust & Relationship Management
Continuous innovation and value creation through the solutions we source
We are driven by innovation and a constant focus on creating added value delivering impactful solutions and high-quality service to our clients, while upholding the highest standards of integrity and compliance.
, ARaymond Chief Purchasing Officer
Our Purchasing team is cross-functional, closely connected to innovation, sales, and to our customers, linking markets with supplier expertise to develop sustainable and high-performance solutions.
Dedicated roles have been created to connect innovation with customers, breaking traditional purchasing silos and enabling a stronger focus on customer needs.
Besides, we believe in supplier–customer partnerships built on trust, kindness, and collaboration, avoiding confrontation, to build long-term and meaningful relationships.
Rooted in sustainability, our Company Purpose shapes the mission of Purchasing: to coordinate and support the network within Operational Excellence by harmonizing standards and implementing effective, sustainable strategies.
Our roadmap is defined and built on 4 key ambitions:
Sustainable sourcing: find sustainable materials to enable the eco-design of each new project
Supplier CSR performance: monitor and assess sustainability practices
Local & regional sourcing: prioritize local suppliers to reduce CO₂ impact and support local territories
Expertise & empowerment: Strengthen skills expertise across teams and suppliers
Sustainable Purchasing reflects our broader CSR goals of having a positive impact on human societies and contributing to the preservation of our planet.
, ARaymond Sustainable Purchasing Manager
More about our sustainable & innovative purchasing More about sustainability at ARaymond
We manage supplier relationships through a structured, collaborative, and innovation-driven approach, with the following key steps defining how we work together.
At ARaymond, each entity of our Network is responsible for managing its own procurement, while Key Category Managers lead global strategies and cross-entity purchasing needs for key categories.
For any new collaboration, reach out directly to the relevant local buyer.
ARaymond has implemented a Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) tool to facilitate supplier onboarding, document management, CSR performance and proactive risk management thought real-time monitoring.
At ARaymond, we select suppliers who can meet our high standards for technical performance, quality, cost, delivery, and sustainability through a structured process including qualification, audits and risk assessments.
Compliance with regulations and ethical standards is a top priority, requiring all partners to adhere, while also meeting our highest quality and safety standards.
We strive to be the preferred partner of our suppliers for innovation, fostering collaboration to deliver high-performance solutions.
A Business Partner role has been created to maximize the value of purchasing. This role focuses on customer requirements, going beyond the traditional “Time / Cost / Delivery” approach, and serves as a bridge between innovation and customer needs.
At ARaymond, sustainability with suppliers is a structured, data-driven process, using digital tools to monitor more than 3,000 materials and identify opportunities to reduce environmental impact.
Through initiatives like our “TechDays”, we foster innovation, share our environmental strategy, and work with suppliers to co-create sustainable materials in a transparent and supportive framework.
More about our innovation process More about our sustainable solutions
Being a buyer at ARaymond means having significant responsibility and autonomy, with trust as a core value.
Buyers are encouraged and trained to drive change and lead sustainable transformation, with a strong focus on cross-functional initiatives such as promoting innovation and operational excellence across our network. To support this, ARaymond has introduced new and innovative roles within purchasing teams, such as the Business Partner.
Purchasing teams are also prepared and empowered to tackle tomorrow’s challenges in digitalization and new business areas.
Servant leadership is embraced throughout the purchasing community, as in the entire company, reinforcing trust and collective decision-making.
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