The Saints are also likely to roll the responsibilities Beveridge was set to manage into the general manager's position, and not advertise for a direct replacement for Beveridge.
"We'll be interviewing some candidates this week and look to make an appointment shortly," CEO Matt Finnis told AFL.com.au.
"We'll take the time to get the right person as opposed to rushing the process.
"We're not ruling out having a director of coaching but at this stage it will be unlikely."
Beveridge was appointed as director of coaching at the end of July but finished the season in his role as backline coach at Hawthorn.
Following the Hawks' premiership win, Beveridge went overseas and the Bulldogs were suddenly in need of a coach.
The interviewing process Beveridge undertook meant he didn't actually start his job at the Saints before he was appointed in his first senior coaching role in the AFL.
He went into the job at Whitten Oval with the Saints' blessing, including that of Alan Richardson who left the same role at Port Adelaide 12 months ago to coach St Kilda.
Finnis said the fact Beveridge had not been around when applications were being shortlisted for interview had not delayed the Saints' timeline.
The call for applications was listed as ending on November 7 on the club's website.
But the Saints are confident they've assembled a strong field for the job and will head into the next stage of appointment this week.
"We had the heads up for a few weeks that Luke was in the running [for the Dogs' job] and we rated Luke so highly that we weren't going to be surprised if he was successful in that process," he said.
"We've now got a group of candidates we think are going to come in and certainly pick up some of that football leadership that we would have liked Luke to have been able to provide – not the coaching side but the general leadership of our football program.
"We think we're going to be well placed to bring some fantastic candidates into the club."
The Saints' chief operating officer Ameet Bains is overseeing the responsibilities of the football manager as the players start pre-season.
The first-to-four year players returned from an emerging leaders camp in Canberra on Monday as the senior players – minus International Rules representatives Nick Riewoldt and Leigh Montagna – started at the club.
Finnis said there was a strong chance the Saints wouldn't seek to appoint a replacement for Beveridge.
"At this stage, our priority is around our general manager role," he said.
