Mario Almanza Turrado is a Senior Principal Analyst on Gartner’s Supply Chain Planning team.
Since joining in June 2024, he has advised clients in more than 800 consultations on Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), Demand & Supply planning, and organizational and Talent Strategies.
He is also the main author of 10 research publications: briefs for heads of supply chain planning on S&OP, S&OE, and Demand Planning, and CSCO-focused notes on Data Governance, S&OP, and supply chain technology transformation.
Prior to joining Gartner, Mario brought a decade of hands-on Supply Chain Planning experience to two industry leaders.
At Zalando Studios Berlin GmbH (a subsidiary of Zalando SE, Europe’s premier online fashion retailer), he led the Demand & Supply Planning team, architecting and launching core processes from the ground up—including S&OP, S&OE and contract production management.
Earlier, at Henkel Adhesives, he held progressive roles in global Supply Chain Development, Demand & Supply Planning, leading demand reviews, rough-cut capacity planning (RCCP) and cross-region end-to-end supply planning initiatives.
Henkel Iberica S.A., Demand Planner, 4 years
Zalando Studios Berlin GmbH, Supply Chain Planning Lead, 4 years
Henkel Iberica S.A. , Supply Planning Team Lead, 1 years
Supply Chain Planning Transformation
Mario holds a Master’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Carlos III University of Madrid (Spain) and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of León (Spain), where he also completed a two-year exchange at RWTH Aachen University (Germany).
S&OP Implementation
Demand Planning
Demand Review
S&OE Implementation
Supplier Collaborative Planning