diff --git a/app/api/v1/admin/marketplace.py b/app/api/v1/admin/marketplace.py
index 0d635b11..fc39f896 100644
--- a/app/api/v1/admin/marketplace.py
+++ b/app/api/v1/admin/marketplace.py
@@ -11,9 +11,9 @@ from sqlalchemy.orm import Session
 from app.api.deps import get_current_admin_api
 from app.core.database import get_db
 from app.exceptions import VendorNotFoundException
-from app.services.admin_service import admin_service
 from app.services.marketplace_import_job_service import marketplace_import_job_service
 from app.services.stats_service import stats_service
+from app.tasks.background_tasks import process_marketplace_import
 from models.database.user import User
 from models.database.vendor import Vendor
 from models.schema.marketplace_import_job import (
@@ -92,44 +92,8 @@ def get_all_marketplace_import_jobs(
     }
 
 
-@router.get("/{job_id}")
-def get_marketplace_import_job(
-    job_id: int,
-    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
-    current_admin: User = Depends(get_current_admin_api),
-):
-    """Get a single marketplace import job by ID (Admin only)."""
-    from app.exceptions import ImportJobNotFoundException
-    from models.database.marketplace_import_job import MarketplaceImportJob
-
-    job = db.query(MarketplaceImportJob).filter(MarketplaceImportJob.id == job_id).first()
-    if not job:
-        raise ImportJobNotFoundException(job_id)
-
-    return {
-        "id": job.id,
-        "job_id": job.id,
-        "status": job.status,
-        "marketplace": job.marketplace,
-        "source_url": job.source_url,
-        "vendor_id": job.vendor.id if job.vendor else None,
-        "vendor_code": job.vendor.vendor_code if job.vendor else None,
-        "vendor_name": job.vendor.name if job.vendor else None,
-        "imported": job.imported_count or 0,
-        "updated": job.updated_count or 0,
-        "total_processed": job.total_processed or 0,
-        "error_count": job.error_count or 0,
-        "error_message": job.error_message,
-        "error_details": [],  # Placeholder for future use
-        "created_at": job.created_at.isoformat() if job.created_at else None,
-        "started_at": job.started_at.isoformat() if job.started_at else None,
-        "completed_at": job.completed_at.isoformat() if job.completed_at else None,
-        "created_by_name": job.user.username if job.user else None,
-    }
-
-
 @router.post("", response_model=MarketplaceImportJobResponse)
-def create_marketplace_import_job(
+async def create_marketplace_import_job(
     request: AdminMarketplaceImportJobRequest,
     background_tasks: BackgroundTasks,
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
@@ -167,16 +131,14 @@ def create_marketplace_import_job(
         f"for vendor {vendor.vendor_code}"
     )
 
-    # Start background processing
-    from app.tasks.background_tasks import process_marketplace_import
-
+    # Start background processing (positional args like vendor endpoint)
     background_tasks.add_task(
         process_marketplace_import,
-        job_id=job.id,
-        url=request.source_url,
-        marketplace=request.marketplace,
-        vendor_id=vendor.id,
-        batch_size=request.batch_size or 1000,
+        job.id,
+        request.source_url,
+        request.marketplace,
+        vendor.id,
+        request.batch_size or 1000,
     )
 
     logger.info(f"Background task queued for import job {job.id}")
@@ -184,6 +146,7 @@ def create_marketplace_import_job(
     return marketplace_import_job_service.convert_to_response_model(job)
 
 
+# NOTE: /stats must be defined BEFORE /{job_id} to avoid route conflicts
 @router.get("/stats")
 def get_import_statistics(
     db: Session = Depends(get_db),
@@ -191,3 +154,39 @@ def get_import_statistics(
 ):
     """Get marketplace import statistics (Admin only)."""
     return stats_service.get_import_statistics(db)
+
+
+@router.get("/{job_id}")
+def get_marketplace_import_job(
+    job_id: int,
+    db: Session = Depends(get_db),
+    current_admin: User = Depends(get_current_admin_api),
+):
+    """Get a single marketplace import job by ID (Admin only)."""
+    from app.exceptions import ImportJobNotFoundException
+    from models.database.marketplace_import_job import MarketplaceImportJob
+
+    job = db.query(MarketplaceImportJob).filter(MarketplaceImportJob.id == job_id).first()
+    if not job:
+        raise ImportJobNotFoundException(job_id)
+
+    return {
+        "id": job.id,
+        "job_id": job.id,
+        "status": job.status,
+        "marketplace": job.marketplace,
+        "source_url": job.source_url,
+        "vendor_id": job.vendor.id if job.vendor else None,
+        "vendor_code": job.vendor.vendor_code if job.vendor else None,
+        "vendor_name": job.vendor.name if job.vendor else None,
+        "imported": job.imported_count or 0,
+        "updated": job.updated_count or 0,
+        "total_processed": job.total_processed or 0,
+        "error_count": job.error_count or 0,
+        "error_message": job.error_message,
+        "error_details": [],  # Placeholder for future use
+        "created_at": job.created_at.isoformat() if job.created_at else None,
+        "started_at": job.started_at.isoformat() if job.started_at else None,
+        "completed_at": job.completed_at.isoformat() if job.completed_at else None,
+        "created_by_name": job.user.username if job.user else None,
+    }