Luke Murray

After 14 years in diverse global leadership roles in Supply Chain, Procurement, and Operations, across sectors such as aerospace, mining equipment, and power, Luke joined AlixPartners. Here, he leverages his extensive knowledge to help businesses tackle their most formidable challenges.

Luke specializes in transforming end-to-end supply chains and operations, optimizing inventory, reducing procurement costs, and enhancing customer service. His leadership skills are further enriched by his experience in both publicly listed and private-equity-backed industrial companies, where he led large, globally dispersed teams. Luke uses a combination of data analytics, strategic planning, and process improvement to address complex challenges in clients’ supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing operations.

His global perspective is shaped by living in the UK, the United States, the United Arab Emirates, Norway, and Singapore. He has traveled to and worked in more than 40 countries, with deep experience in Asia, the US, and Europe. Luke holds a Global Executive MBA from IE Business School, where he graduated at the top of his class.

Key Engagements and Career Highlights:

• Supported a leading NYSE-listed consumer products business ($4bn+ revenue) in implementing a new Sales & Operations Planning process across their EMEA division.
• Implemented a facility optimization strategy for a US mining equipment supplier, outsourcing production to China and Mexico, and secured funding for a major facility upgrade to support the insourcing of complex-to-manufacture components.
• Improved aftermarket on-time delivery from 70% to 95% by transforming the end-to-end supply chain at a North American pump and valve manufacturer, enhancing inventory availability to support aftermarket revenue growth.
• Led a $12.5 million (24.7%) reduction in net inventory across Africa, the Middle East, and Asia for a private-equity-backed rental power business by applying advanced analytics, enhanced supply and demand control, and process transformation.
• Executed the restructuring of a divisional supply chain function with $500 million in revenue, transitioning from a decentralized to a centralized operating model, and improving accountability and service levels with a headcount reduction of 27%.
• Led multiple sourcing transfer programs, shifting supply from Europe and the United States to Asia, Eastern Europe, and Mexico.