Chiquita Brands International

Partnering with Workday complements Chiquita's corporate strategy to build a high-performance organization.

— Kevin Holland, Senior VP and Chief People Officer

Challenges

  • Had to manage and maintain three legacy HR systems that weren't able to support the unique organizational models and business structure
  • IT organization faced ongoing updates and maintenance to support three systems, which was costly and time-consuming
  • Access to HR and business information had become so challenging that the IT team was regularly on call to run basic reports and the HR organization used paper-based processes to work around the system's other limitations

Solutions

  • Workday Human Capital Management, Payroll, Expenses, and Procurement
  • Reduced burden on IT, allowing the team to focus on initiatives more strategic to operations
  • Lower cost and long-term simplicity of on-demand delivery
  • Ability to handle Chiquita's global rollout requirements, which is important as they continue to grow globally

Results

  • 30-percent savings in system costs compared with on-premise options
  • $1-2 million annual savings in recruiting costs
  • Using true labor rate data to optimize where work is produced, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars per instance
  • Significant productivity gain for the HR organization, allowing the team to be a strategic, consultative partner to the business

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Powered by a brand name found in households around the world, Chiquita Brands International is a leading international marketer, producer and distributor of quality fresh fruit, processed fruit and vegetable products. As Chiquita conducts business worldwide, it maintains a large, distributed workforce of 23,000 in over 70 countries making it a truly global company.

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