Eric Barton Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, US

Responsible for the procurement functions for CenterPoint's Gas and Electric business Units. I'm currently developing a category management vision, strategy and objectives for the procurement of utility spend that deliver against broader business objectives.Responsibilities include the development of sourcing strategies utilizing a category management.

Houston, Texas, US

• Responsible for the strategic sourcing and management of all labor and material contracts for Gas Utility Operations and Home Service Plus ("HSP") throughout CenterPoint's six-state footprint
• Manage several different key initiatives for the Supply Chain departement (Gas Materials, Gas Meters, Line Locating, Security Services, Pipeline Construction, Gas Storeage, Pipe Valves & Fittings, MRO, Gas Inspection &.
• Directly lead a team of six sourcing specialists located in Evansville, IN and Houston, TX that is responsible for $1.5B in spend (and growing)
• Successfully helped the team deliver $67.5M in savings for 2022
• Personally delivered $22M in savings by successfully renegotiating the smart meter gas contract
• Participate in cross-functional leadership teams throughout the CenterPoint territories that analyze current and upcoming project work and then make recommendations to Senior Leadership on the best path forward

- Served as the Subject Matter Expert in upstream oil and gas to guide various technical teams in building a successful product- Interacted with key internal and external business and technical stakeholders to identify, define, scope and develop customer centric products- Worked with early-adopters and visionary customers to invent next level of product.

Oklahoma City, OK, US

• Jointly developed and implemented advanced category and sourcing strategies to direct source sand and last-mile logistics companywide, which resulted in $100MM+ in annual savings in 2019 and 2020
• Slashed Eagle Ford sand-related NPT from 150+ hours to 0 hours in 2019 while delivering ~1.2MM tons of sand
• Promoted safety culture through onsite audits, JSA reviews, and observations submitted by providers and achieved ~140,000 truckloads delivered to location without a significant incident or injury
• Mentored entry level staff by educating the team on the overall sand supply chain process and providing guidance on solutions to various supply issues and responses to vendor negotiation questions

Houston, TX, US

• Category manager for sand, last-mile logistics, production equipment, and diesel fuel for all company assets, including plays in the Eagle Ford, Permian, and Uintah regions
• Managed ~$100MM spend of directly sourced sand supply with multiple suppliers for South and West Texas operations while increasing use of in-basin sand to decrease costs
• Transported over 1.1MM tons of sand supply without an hour of NPT across multiple basins
• Conducted onsite inspections of vendors on completion sites to ensure compliance with HSER requirements
• Led supplier relationship meetings and reviewed critical KPI’s to ensure suppliers meet/exceed expectations Provided updates to Executive Management on supplier base, market trends, and other key industry developments

Houston, TX, US

Created content and developed detailed safety communications plan for Executive Management and Board of Directors (BOD) presentation materialso Created monthly and quarterly HSER Dashboard communicationso Developed engaging and meaningful speaking topic for annual companywide safety event, training materials, logos, and giveaway itemso Administered.

Houston, TX, US

• Led process improvement initiatives that required data analysis, and implemented processes that ensured compliance with state and federal agency regulations
• Project lead on Legacy Liability Project: Identified legacy items requiring attention across all EPE departments, leading efforts to reduce liability exposure and costs on unnecessary surety bond premium paymentso.
• Received Lean Six Sigma Green Belt for Production Pipeline Compliance Project

Houston, TX, US

• Implemented and managed direct sourcing proppant logistics strategy for EPEs well sites in the Eagle Ford shale. o Estimated savings for 2013 = ~$19 milliono Received Peak Award for excellence in exceeding cost savings.
• Achieved Lean Six Sigma White Belt for increasing efficiencies to incorporate a just-in-time delivery method to attain additional truck turns per day and increased cost savings
• Facilitated fleet vehicle sourcing RFP’s and led projects, such as the CNG Fuel Station and CNG Fleet Vehicles
• Evaluated contract relationships, including identifying savings realized and new potential opportunities.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US

- Generated new customer revenue streams through prospecting, cold calling, networking and face-to-face meetings - Coordinated shipments of cargo from point of origin to point of destination to ensure product meets the required delivery in the most cost-efficient method.- Acquired and cultivated a new customer into a top 10 grossing account for the Houston.

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, US

- Ranked #1 out of 31 employees in new customer revenue for 2007-2008- Supervised two employees, coached them through training process, ensured guidelines were being adhered to and helped them become successful transportation sales analysts- Calculated annual budget for southeast zone and met projected expectations- Responsible for pricing in annual RFP.