Ashleigh Turner has gone from personal assistant to a young executive in charge of a $2b budget in the space of a few years. Ms Turner, 29, who handles procurement for mining equipment firm Hastings Deering, has saved her company millions of dollars in the past few years after simplifying how everything from industrial gloves to safety helmets was purchased. Her achievements were recognised last week when she was presented with the Exceptional Young Woman in Queensland Resources Award from the Queensland Resources Council and Women in Mining and Resources Queensland. Ms Turner was transferred to Hastings Deering s Brisbane headquarters four years ago after joining the firm in Darwin.