The global shortcut key for redo across OS X is Command + shift + Z, and this is hardwired in the brains of most users. In MS Office, the shortcut key for redo is Command + Y.
In Word, Command + shift + Z does something else, something called ResetChar. I have no idea what this is but if you press Command + shift + Z by accident in Office, like I do tens of times a day then you will not afterwards be able to fix the mistake with Command + Y, so I say overwrite it for the sake of saving much annoyance.
In Excel, Command + shift + Z selects all visible cells as a default. Now that sounds useful, and less likely to interfere with redo. So this one's your call, but I'd overwrite that too.
Word
- Select Tools menu
- Choose 'Customize Keyboard...'
- Select 'Edit' in the 'Categories' list
- Select 'EditRedoOrRepeat' in the 'Commands' list
- Place your cursor in the 'Press new keyboard shortcut'
- Press the Command + shift + Z keyboard combination
- Click OK
Excel and others
I'm not going to walk through all the apps, but be aware that not every app in the Office Suite uses the same naming conventions. For example in Step 4 when using Excel, you need to find simply 'Redo' which is the second item down in a fresh install.
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