DOKA GROUP

customers , partners and organisation . So there has definitely been a need for mindshifts here , and this is something we ’ ll have to continue to work on . We believe this will be a key for the success of our procurement organisation moving forward .”

Like many organisations around the world , Doka has been faced with challenges due to COVID-19 . “ One of the biggest challenges I believe is the change from being in personal contact with our customers , partners , and supply partners to digital ones . The highest impact was probably on our risk management . The only tangible contact with suppliers was basically our incoming goods inspection , the rest had to be managed digitally or over the phone ,” comments Zsulits .

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Title : Head of Material Group Management Industry : Construction

Location : Germany

With 18 years of straight procurement expertise , Loos started his career in 2002 in the Strategic Supplier Management department at Mercedes-Benz near Stuttgart . In 2007 he moved on to join the anglo-dutch provider of online-paid content Reed Elsevier ( later RELX Group ), where he held different local , regional and later global roles in procurement . In 2018 , Mirko joined Doka as Head of Category Indirect and has recently taken on the role as Head of Material Group Management .

He holds a degree in Business Administration from PFH – Private University of Applied Sciences in Goettingen , and he lives with his family near Dusseldorf in Germany .

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