Personally Led Executive Procurement Advisory

For CEOs Entering the Fortune 100 Environment

Each engagement carries Michael’s personal signature — reflecting direct involvement, selective affiliation, and executive accountability.

Michael advises a strictly limited number of CEOs leading growth-stage AI companies entering Fortune 100 ecosystems. He built and led Microsoft Procurement, founded The Simms Group, and co-founded AI procurement ventures — bringing firsthand experience from both the Fortune 100 CPO seat and the founder’s seat.

Engagements are structured as private executive retainers that embed enterprise procurement strategy and leadership directly into your company’s trajectory.

Signature Engagement Tiers

TSG Signature Advisory operates through three levels of private executive partnership, reflecting increasing depth of integration and strategic value.

TIER I

Strategic Affiliation

Enterprise Credibility Signaling

Engagement Scope:

Formal advisory affiliation grounded in personal vetting and conviction
Authorized, governance-calibrated use of TSG branding and Michael’s endorsement
Peer-level credibility in procurement conversations
Enterprise-facing positioning structured for CPO scrutiny
Co-creation of practitioner-grounded thought leadership and executive visibility initiatives
Quarterly review of enterprise exposure and defensibility posture

TIER II

Enterprise Procurement Partnership

Procurement Strategy & Enterprise Readiness

Includes and builds upon Tier I.

Engagement Focus:

Direct engagement with CEO and leadership team to embed procurement domain expertise into company strategy
Practitioner-driven product and roadmap counsel
Competitive positioning grounded in Fortune 100 operational experience
Pricing architecture aligned with procurement buyer expectations
Integration into product, marketing, and strategic planning forums
CFO/CPO-level risk modeling and objection engineering
Ecosystem and alliance strategy
Participation in procurement events alongside leadership
Co-creation of procurement-informed thought leadership and executive visibility initiatives
Structured shaping of enterprise pipeline posture

TIER III

Embedded Executive Partnership

Embedded Enterprise Procurement Strategy & Leadership

Includes and builds upon Tiers I and II.

Engagement Focus:

Executive-level participation in critical customer engagements
CPO-level engagement in procurement-facing discussions
Embedded procurement domain counsel to your CPO and leadership team
Strategic negotiation architecture and executive sequencing
Executive buy-in acceleration across complex buying committees
Introduction to complementary AI procurement solutions and ecosystem players

Ready to Engage?

Mutual Evaluation (Complimentary)

Engagement begins with a structured mutual evaluation to confirm strategic fit, enterprise ambition, and institutional readiness.

STEP I

Executive Consultation (30 Minutes)

Enterprise targets and ambition
Current go-to-market posture
Procurement exposure
Strategic alignment assessment

STEP II

Strategic Deep Dive (60 Minutes)

Product defensibility
Stakeholder architecture
Procurement readiness
Active enterprise pursuits

Following mutual alignment, retainer partnership is formalized.

Monthly invoicing • Optional equity participation • Custom structuring available

Michael is also available for board of directors appointments on a select basis.

Michael Simms

Founder & CEO, The Simms Group
Former Chief Procurement Officer, Microsoft

mike@simmsgroupconsulting.com
www.simmsgroupconsulting.com
linkedin.com/in/michaelsimms01