Bid Manager - Associate Director
Role Overview
An exciting opportunity exists to join Savills highly regarded EMEA bids team. We are a strong, senior and close-knit team based in Savills HQ in London’s West End. The team supports key bids and the in-country bid adviser network, with Savills EMEA generating a total revenue of over £1.5bn in 2025. We work alongside the EMEA Key Client team who bring together significant insight, relationships and sector knowledge, a fantastic platform to elevate bids success. The EMEA teams have deep local knowledge and expert data-driven research with some countries and services being No1 in their field.
Reporting to the Bids Director EMEA, you will work with in-country teams on their most strategic, high priority and Key Client bids and pitches. You will enjoy the chance to help senior leaders and their teams from every sector and service to think outside of the box, shaping ideas and drawing on best practice from across the business. You will have an enquiring mind, a collaborative style and genuine passion and energy not only for helping teams to develop winning stories and strategies for bids, but also to support and build a growing EMEA bids network of advisers. You will have the opportunity to coach in-country bid advisers, share winning ideas across countries and work with cross-border teams based in the UK. The environment is fast paced, innovative, high pressured, exciting and rewarding - ideal for someone who enjoys simplifying complexity, bringing people together and driving high-quality outputs.
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What we offer you:
Career and Professional Development
28 Days Annual Leave
Life Assurance
Private Medical Scheme
Virtual GP
Rewards Platform
Company Pension Scheme
Enhanced Incremental Annual Leave
Find out more about Savills offer
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- Business area
- Business Operations
- Role
- Business Development
- Locations
- Margaret Street, London
- Contract Type
- Permanent, Full time
- Remote Status
- This role is office based , This role offers some working from home
- Salary
- Competitive
Margaret Street, London
Our offer
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Holiday
We understand the importance of a work life balance and offer you a generous holiday entitlement, which increases throughout your career as you progress through our job levels or reach service milestones.
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Health
Your wellbeing and that of your family is as important to us as it is to you. We offer Virtual Gp, Digital Health, Private Medical Scheme and mental health support amongst other benefits.
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Lifestyle
We promote a healthy work life balance, supported by our approach to flexible working and our wide variety of health, wellbeing and social programmes.
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Our Offer
Read more about our benefits and culture in our offer overview below
Values
No matter the role you’re in, we all share one purpose: to help people thrive through places and spaces. This is built into our DNA, shaping the way we behave to deliver the best results. We define it by four key values:
We listen: Tell us your goals and aspirations and we’ll provide the support you need to achieve them. We appreciate the individual value of every team member and create an environment where you can reach your full potential.
We empower: Here, there’s no limit to what you can achieve. We give you opportunities to have a real, positive impact in the community through the work you do, backed by access to our market-leading research and insights.
We challenge: The best results happen when we question the status quo. We create an environment where you can safely challenge our thinking, bringing fresh ideas to the table to innovate as a team.
We collaborate: When you join Savills, you become part of a 40,000-strong network of driven individuals, all sharing their knowledge and experience to push the real estate industry forward.
At the heart of it all, we deliver best-in-class insights and advice to help people make better property decisions. We're looking for colleagues who will help us on this mission. When you join Savills, our ask for you is simple – to be extraordinary, together.
About Savills
Over 42,000 people work for us in more than 70 countries all over the world. This breadth of global coverage, combined with specialist services and market insight, means we'll always have an expert who is local to you.