Hermès is a French luxury goods house founded in Paris in 1837 by Thierry Hermès as a harness and saddlery workshop. Over six generations, the company has grown into a globally recognised manufacturer of leather goods, silk accessories, ready-to-wear fashion, ties, perfumes, watches, and jewellery, while remaining family-owned and independent. It operates more than 300 boutiques worldwide.
The company's technology footprint spans a wide range of specialist manufacturing disciplines, including leatherworking, saddlery, silk production, tie-making, perfumery, watchmaking, and jewellery crafting. These are supported by long-standing artisanal techniques, with many products requiring significant production time and skilled manual work at each stage.
Hermès recruits and develops its own artisans, who spend years mastering their craft before working on finished goods. The company's operational model combines traditional production methods with a global retail and distribution network, creating roles across manufacturing, supply chain, product development, and digital infrastructure to support its scale.
