Purchasing Policy

A mutual involvement in a controlled and responsible relationship provides a shared success

To achieve the objectives that the Legrand Group has established in terms of quality, profitability, service, environment and innovation, the Group Purchasing Department's mission is to optimize all external resources. In a highly competitive global marketplace, the Group Purchasing Department contributes to the creation of added value within the Group.

The Group Purchasing Department ensures to establish with its suppliers a lasting and balanced relationship based on an organized and structured by a
quality system. It has put in place:

• A global sourcing on a targeted panel of efficient suppliers
• A selection of suppliers according to their expertise, their organisation, their innovativeness, their competitiveness and their environmental and societal  commitments
• A suppliers' performance monitoring that is communicated regularly