The Coca-Cola Company
Dott Buchanan is a seasoned professional in IT vendor governance and procurement, currently serving as Senior Director IT Vendor Governance at The Coca-Cola Company since January 2012, with prior roles including Director Global IT Vendor Governance and Global Procurement Manager. Buchanan's expertise includes leading IT sourcing initiatives, conducting RFIs and RFPs, and negotiating various IT-related contracts such as software license and consulting agreements. Prior experience includes serving as Director IT Procurement at Coca-Cola Refreshments and as Senior IT Procurement Specialist at Coca-Cola Enterprises, focusing on procurement strategies for applications and SaaS acquisitions. Buchanan's career began at Home Depot, where responsibilities included strategic sourcing and vendor management. Academic credentials include an MBA and a BBA in Management from Kennesaw State University.
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The Coca-Cola Company
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The Coca-Cola Company is the world's largest beverage company, refreshing consumers with more than 500 sparkling and still brands. Coca-Cola's vision is to craft the brands and choice of drinks that people love, to refresh them in body & spirit. And done in ways that create a more sustainable business and better shared future that makes a difference in people’s lives, communities and our planet. Sold in the United States since 1886, Coca-Cola products are now sold in more than 200 countries and territories. They own or license and market numerous beverage brands, which they group into the following categories: Trademark Coca-Cola; sparkling flavors; hydration, sports, coffee and tea; nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverages; and emerging beverages. Their portfolio of sparkling soft drink brands includes Coca-Cola, Sprite and Fanta. Their hydration, sports, coffee and tea brands include Dasani, smartwater, vitaminwater, Topo Chico, BODYARMOR, Powerade, Costa, Georgia, Gold Peak and Ayataka. Coca-Cola’s nutrition, juice, dairy and plant-based beverage brands include Minute Maid, Simply, innocent, Del Valle, fairlife and AdeS. They are constantly transforming their portfolio, from reducing sugar in their drinks to bringing innovative new products to market. Coca-Cola seeks to positively impact people’s lives, communities and the planet through water replenishment, packaging recycling, sustainable sourcing practices and carbon emissions reductions across the value chain. Beverages bearing trademarks owned by or licensed to the company account for 2.1 billion of the approximately 63 billion servings of all beverages consumed worldwide every day.