Date: 25 Aug 2026
Location: Hull, Central, GB
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Company: ABP
We’re the UK's largest ports operator with a network of 21 ports around Britain. We handle around one quarter of the UK's seaborne trade and contribute £7.5 billion to our economy every year.
It’s a story we’re proud of but it doesn’t end there. We’re transforming our business and embracing the future.
We offer a vast range of roles spanning the UK, all rooted in a culture that welcomes diversity, fosters talent, encourages internal movement and progression, and places safety as our number one priority.
The Role: Source to Pay Administrator – 12 month FTC
Purpose:
To provide Purchasing process and support to the ABP Group. Support on implementation of best practice purchasing process across the group supporting on training of the purchasing processes across the requisitioner community for the Group.
The role will support and advise on P2P activities within SAP, liaising closely with the Business and our Accounts Payable team ensuring vendors are paid on time.
Accountabilities:
Support the P2P workflow, from purchase requests to final payment, ensuring accuracy and adherence to timelines.
Carry out validity checks of requests to purchase orders, requesting any additional necessary paperwork and refer any noncompliance which cannot be resolved to P2P Supervisor
Lead on invoice and Purchase Requisition query resolution.
Support team S2P Team with vendor and contractor onboarding processes, processing new supplier requests.
Ensure Purchase Orders are raised within agreed KPI from approved Purchase Requisitions
Work with the business to reduce retro PO’s across the group
Support the Monitoring and evaluation of supplier invoicing performance and compliance
Lead on administering ABP’s PCard solution, approving PCard requests over £1000 and ensuring the relevant PCard deployers and PCard approvers are set up within the PCard system
Identify and implement automation and process enhancements within SAP to boost process efficiency, reduce costs, and improve user satisfaction.
Be a system super user in SAP and our PCard Platform for all the purchasing processes and lead on training requirements for the identified requisitioners
About you:
You will be a real team player, eager to get stuck in to this exciting and fast-paced industry and work hard. This role is part of a small team and so it is essential that you can use your initiative, be proactive and are comfortable working with unpredictability in, what are often, sensitive situations.
Skills, Experience & Qualifications
Essential
Knowledge of delivering P2P requirements including; business engagement, process improvement and supplier relationship management
Knowledge of supplier onboarding processes including; business engagement and process improvement
analytical and innovative in their thinking.
Excellent interpersonal, communication and relational abilities.
Strong team player, who can also work independently – Willing to work closely with functions to help deliver their requirements.
Excellent IT skills in SAP Fiori, MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel
Ideal
Strong understanding of end-to-end P2P processes and ERP systems
Experience in process improvements
Analytical skills for process optimization and data interpretation.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
Knowledge of financial regulations and internal controls.
Experience of sourcing systems and purchase to pay modules in an Enterprise Resource Planning system, ideally SAP
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Additional Information:
When joining ABP you will find an environment that is both welcoming and challenging. We reward our employees well and offer a generous remuneration package, employer pension, private health insurance and a range of other benefits.
Please note that ABP undertake random screening for substance abuse and operate a zero-tolerance policy. A medical will be required before starting this position also.
We are an equal opportunities employer and we welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their background, which helps us to provide a diverse and inclusive working environment.
As part of our recruitment process, all successful candidates will be subject to pre-employment screening to Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS). Please note your consent will be required and further information on this check can be found using the following link: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/united-kingdom-security-vetting-clearance-levels/national-security-vetting-clearance-levels
