Khadija James-Keating serves as Vice President, Manufactured Components at TimkenSteel Corporation, responsible for overseeing the internal and external supply chain network, commercializing products along customers’ supply chains and driving profitable growth in manufactured components. She joined the company in 2019 as Vice President, Sales Effectiveness.
Prior to her work at TimkenSteel, Ms. James-Keating held several executive leadership roles with W. W. Grainger, a maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) industry leader. She held several regional sales vice president positions with responsibilities inclusive of developing strategy and tactics to support sustainable revenue growth across various segments. Her focus was to execute and deliver performance through driving cross-functional partnerships to help support customer needs. In addition, she gained critical experience in a corporate role as the Head, Global Talent Acquisition Operations, Inclusion & Diversity and Recruiting for U.S. Sales and Services, Corporate Functions, Military Recruitment and University Relations.
Ms. James-Keating also held numerous leadership positions across an array of functions at PepsiCo’s Frito Lay division, applying her expertise in sales, sales operations and supply chain management. She began her career proudly serving the country as a commissioned officer in the United States Army.
Ms. James-Keating currently serves on the executive advisory board for UpstartWorks and on the board of directors for National Able Network. She is a graduate of the United States Military Academy at West Point, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in engineering and mathematics.
