The Genius Team is a group of leisure, equestrian, healthcare, education, hospitality and business professionals which includes a number of Michelin starred chefs. Our knowledge of those industries is vast and the whole team collaborates towards offering our Genius clients a procurement service like no other.
The Team at Genius Procurement are passionate about delivering to our clients the best products at the very best prices, and with many years experience behind us, we have developed a complete procurement system hard to beat. The prices we secure are passed directly onto you and will dramatically lower your costs, raise your GP and add directly to your bottom line.
It doesn’t end there though, we also mentor our clients through every aspect of their procurement and endeavour to offer the guidance they need at a time when they need it. We constantly monitor your prices and deal with suppliers on your behalf to ensure that you have the right product, at the finest quality and at the best possible price.
Our Vision
To listen, guide and mentor.
Genius Procurement has, for many years, collaborated with clients across a range of industries to help secure a better deal for the resources they need the most.
Our approach is constantly imaginative, totally adaptive, and forever responsive – what we like to call ‘simple, intelligent purchasing’.
You need not drastically change the way you operate – in fact, we will make it easier by being your only point of contact for your entire supply chain.
Our Mission
Genius Procurement is a company devoted to developing profitability and furthering potential.
We view ourselves as your procurement partners and endeavour to deliver innovative solutions and professional fulfilment.
We aim to deliver cost-effective solutions to our clients. This is reflected in our own pricing model whereby we do not charge a fee to our clients for our procurement service.
Our goal is your success, and we have all the tools and expertise in place to attain it.
Meet The Team
A career with Hilton followed, where she was recognised for bringing her commercial expertise to a series of senior management roles. After leaving Hilton, she took further GM roles in a number of independent hotels, including a 4-star luxury hotel and a large, 240-bed conference centre. With her experience and expertise, Diane secured their positions in the market place and increased GP and RevPAR to turn a profit on what previously were failing businesses.
In the last 6 years Diane has acted in a consultancy role in both the branded and non-branded Hotel and Leisure market. Contracts have included a number of troubled businesses, each time effecting a substantial change both to the operation and the profitability of the business.
She has also developed a successful record in new build openings for global hotels brands – specialising in brand liaison, design specification, operational studies, profit conversion and yield management.
Diane has also worked closely with several lending institutions and successfully secured funding for clients at preferred rates and high LTV levels by acting as an assurance to the lending criteria. Her level of experience in driving down costs and improving revenue streams – for both global hotel brands and independent business alike – has gained her an enviable reputation.
He caught the bug and worked his way up the ranks with his first employer, quickly gaining a Head Chef position with a leading catering management company. As a multi-site operator, as well as an outside catering business, it was a very varied role – one he kept for 7 years.
A move came when Simon was headhunted by an established catering equipment sales and hire business in Cheltenham. They saw how his expert culinary knowledge would enable him to advise their clients, and within a few years he was given the position of Sales Manager, tasked with developing the existing client base and attracting new business. The company went from a small family-run business in a small unit, to a large distribution centre on the outskirts of Cheltenham with a strong and affluent client base.
Simon excelled in this role and remained with the company for 23 years before deciding to use his knowledge to create his own business at the age of 47, Genius Procurement.
After joining Genius, it was soon discovered that she had a real talent for our in-house allergen and nutritional reporting software, Nutricost. Jenny now heads up the training and installation of the system and advises our clients on how to make sure they get the most out of the system and helps them to be legally compliant.