Eric Barton probably needs no introduction among Infill Thinking’s readership. He is a well-known frac sand sourcing veteran who has spent close to a decade in supply chain and procurement roles for publicly traded E&P operators.
Eric was one of the early pioneers of the now widespread direct sourcing strategy, helping create the foundation for EP Energy’s self-sourcing practice back in 2011 (a time when there was heavy resistance to the idea from Big Frac).
In his latest role at Chesapeake, Eric was a senior sourcing and strategy specialist on a small team of “sand ninjas” that helped create $100mm+ in annual cost savings for the company by driving organizational change in procurement and sourcing behavior shifts to optimize vendor workflows and solutions.
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