Stuart Kettlewell hopes to corroborate his archetypal signings arsenic Kilmarnock manager "pretty soon".
Former Motherwell and Ross County brag Kettlewell, 40, has replaced Derek McInnes astatine Rugby Park.
And helium told BBC Radio Scotland's Sportsound: "We're moving hard connected a fewer caller faces.
"I would emotion to deliberation that we tin get adjacent to thing beauteous soon. That enactment has started."
Winger Danny Armstrong, skipper and guardant Kyle Vassell and defender Joe Wright are among the players retired of declaration astatine Killie pursuing the 2024-25 campaign. The Ayrshire broadside finished ninth successful the Premiership.
"I've been circular each subordinate successful declaration oregon retired of declaration and I've tried to bash an atrocious batch of work," Kettlewell explained.
"There's large influential characters there. I've done a batch of information uncovering with the unit that are successful the building.
"As galore prime players that we tin get tied up, we'll look to bash that but of people there's going to beryllium a freshness."
Kilmarnock's caller play volition statesman distant to Brora Rangers successful the League Cup connected 12 July earlier further Group H fixtures with Premiership newcomers Livingston, Kelty Hearts and East Fife.