Thank you for your interest in the Supplier Diversity Program. Diverse suppliers can register with Cisco by utilizing the Comprehensive Vendor Management Portal (CVM). Diverse suppliers must be certified by a third party authority in order to classify as diverse (see definitions). The data in the portal is made available to the Strategic Spend Management teams, buyers, contract managers, and sourcing council leads.
If you would like to register as a diverse vendor, go to the Portal login: http://cisco.cvmsolutions.com
If you have additional questions, please review the FAQ page or submit feedback to the Supplier Diversity Team.
What happens after registration?
- The supplier is added to a Supplier Diversity Database which is made available to sourcing managers. Sourcing managers regularly review the database when they have an opportunity to procure a product or service. If an opportunity to use a product or service arises, a Cisco representative will contact the supplier.
- Specific information about supplier’s company will be forwarded to the appropriate Cisco sourcing manager.
- If contacted by the Cisco Strategic Spend Management Department / WW Supply Chain Management to become a Cisco supplier, you must be certified by a third party authority. The sourcing manager will help you through this process. This does not guarantee that your business will be issued a purchase order or contract. The purpose of this program is to ensure that a wide variety of firms have the opportunity to compete for supplying goods and services to Cisco. A record of your business will be retained by Cisco. The database will then be accessed if the need again arises, and Cisco will contact you directly.
