James Fowler says the Buddies are keen to get their business done early in preparation for the new season.
Saints have re-signed Adam Eckersley, Jack Baird, Josh Todd, Gary MacKenzie and Cammy Smith with work continuing to get others on board.
And he confessed that they want to get deals done as quickly as possible ahead of the upcoming campaign.
He told stmirren.com: "It's about trying to nail down the ones we would like to keep and we had been looking for a number of weeks without knowing where we were going to be or when the season would finish.
"We have identified ones that we would like to bring to the club that we would make us better and we are trying to get a lot of our work done early.
"We'll have a well deserved week break and it won't stop then as you'll still have agents pestering you when you are on holiday. That's part and parcel of football and it's something we love.
"We want to make we get the right type and right quality of player in for next season."
Someone already onboard for next season is captain Stephen McGinn whose year extension kicked in as Saints secured Ladbrokes Championship safety.
The Buddies assistant praised January signing McGinn for the part he played in St Mirren's survival bid last season along with the efforts of the team as a whole.
It was crazy," he said, reflecting on the draw with Hibernian on the final day that ensured the Saints were safe.
"The St Mirren fans were amazing that day, but they have been since the turn of the year. There have been changes within the club and a real positive vibe and it's played a massive part in the success.
"You are out of control. Sometimes were you are on the field you feel like you were in control. But since we brought McGinn in he has been a massive influence on the squad. He's led by example on the training pitch and in every game he has played. The players have done excellent and we are extremely proud of them.
"We were aware that Raith had scored so that last two or three minutes got really nervy and we were kind of counting down the clock. The scenes at the end will live with me for a long time."
Fowler also paid recognition to the backroom staff that have helped himself and Jack Ross over the last few months.
Allan McManus had taken the team for a few weeks before myself and the manager had come in," he said.
"The manager was keen for Allan to continue being involved in the first team and he's that link between the first team and the 20s as well. It's good for us to be that unit.
"There's also Euan [Fotheringham] who has done an awful lot of analysis stuff for us and Jamie Langfield who mentored Billy O'Brien and brought him on as well.
"There isn't a lot of first team staff but the ones who have played their part have been tight and everybody has contributed."
