Case Study: Monsanto achieves 70% faster new-hire approvals and saves millions in talent-search costs with Oracle Taleo Recruiting Cloud Service

Monsanto Approves New Hires 70% Faster and Saves Millions in Talent-Search Agency Costs

Monsanto Company, a global agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology firm with 22,000 employees in 66 countries, faced slow, fragmented hiring driven by an English-only, point-based recruiting system, paper records, redundant approvals, poor reporting, and limited integration with operations and accounting. These issues slowed requisition entry and approvals, forced heavy use of search agencies, and left hiring managers and HR with little global visibility or language support.

The company implemented Oracle Taleo Recruiting Cloud Service to centralize hiring, enable multi-language access, integrate reporting and third-party verifications, and automate workflows. Launched in six months, the solution cut hiring steps from 31 to 12, reduced approvals required by 55%, sped approvals by 70%, created a 400,000-candidate database, delivered real-time visibility, and saved millions in talent-search costs.

Monsanto

Melanie Moore

Director - Global Talent Acquisition, Operations and Employment Branding