The Coca-Cola Company
Jacob A. Long is an experienced professional in global procurement with a focus on sourcing strategies and sustainability. Currently serving as the Director of Global Procurement at The Coca-Cola Company since August 2018, Jacob manages sourcing for closures and labels across North America, South America, and Africa, while driving initiatives to support the company’s World Without Waste goals. Previous roles include Senior Manager for Global Procurement at The Coca-Cola Company, responsible for global tenders in closures, labels, and secondary packaging, and Manager of Supplier Performance at Diageo, where Jacob oversaw significant spending across multiple vendor categories. Earlier experience includes an Analyst position at Honeywell and an internship at Diageo, where Jacob utilized data analytics for procurement functions. Jacob holds a BA in German Language and Literature and a BS in Business Administration (Marketing) from The Ohio 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.