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03/06/2026

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03/05/2026

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03/05/2026

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02/05/2026

Thank you to the great team at Craft (global.craft.

01/28/2026

Here's the uncomfortable truth about most coaching: Your coach probably has never been a CPO. Never managed a $20B spend portfolio.

01/25/2026

Your search for a Chief Procurement Officer signals a strategic commitment to elevating procurement's role in your organization. But before you invest 4-6 months in an executive search—followed by another 3-6 months of onboarding—consider an alternative that delivers Fortune 100 procurement expe...

10/04/2020

https://hbr.org/2020/06/why-investing-in-procurement-makes-organizations-more-resilient

A lesson from the pandemic: Organizations can become more resilient by taking power away from the CFO and investing in Procurement. Wow! Outside of a Procurecon session or in the halls of your Procurement organization, that statement may be viewed as mighty controversial. This is a good read that makes that assertion ... enjoy

Firms need to shift from “just in time” to “just in case.”

09/27/2020

Highly recommended viewing: Netflix series: The Playbook, A Coaches Rules for Life. First episode features Doc Rivers. Ad tag for this show: Intimate. Inspirational. 100% true and worth a watch!

05/03/2020

Welcome to The Simms Group ! Check back often as we launch our new Executive & Procurement Consulting Business in the coming days and weeks.... more to come soon.