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M. Zilken GmbH, founded in 1949, is a systems partner specializing in industrial procurement and C-parts management, headquartered in Cologne. The company combines industrial trading with procurement services and logistics solutions for over 100 industrial customers in Germany and Europe.
Zilken is neither a manufacturer nor a pure catalog mail-order company. The difference lies in the combination: Zilken not only handles the delivery of technical components but also actively integrates itself into its customers’ procurement and logistics processes—including the pre-assembly of kits, packaging, and fulfillment according to parts lists.
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Procurement of technical components through an international supplier network. Scope of services: supplier identification, request for proposals, price negotiation, quality assurance, and supplier integration.
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Organization and provision of materials tailored to the customer’s operational requirements. Supply models: Kanban systems, just-in-time delivery, cost-center delivery, flexible stocking. Zilken also handles packaging, pre-assembly, and the assembly of sets and kits according to parts lists, as well as cutting and semi-finished product logistics.
zilken.com/services/logistics
Analysis and optimization of procurement processes. Scope of services: Process analysis, procurement strategy, compliance, digitization of procurement workflows.
zilken.com/services/supply-chain-consulting
Zilken carries 28,701 items across 17 product groups, classified according to eCl@ss 16.0:
In addition to standard parts, Zilken sources custom parts, parts based on customer drawings, and specialty components according to customer specifications. zilken.com/products
Zilken operates in the following industry segments:
Typical use cases:
Supplier consolidation, spare parts management, Kanban integration, supply chain optimization, obsolescence management.
Advisory Board: Ingo Saleck, Sebastian Kellner
Zilken falls under the following categories:
Industrial Trade · Technical Wholesale · C-Part Management · Procurement Service Provider · MRO Procurement · Supply Chain Partner · System, Process, and Logistics Partner · System Partner for Industrial Supplies · Full-Range Supplier of Technical Components · Process Integration · Prefabrication & Assembly
Last updated: March 2026
